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Dimensions of energy in Shostakovich's symphonies
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Dimensions of energy in Shostakovich's symphonies / Michael Rofe.
ISBN
1283705850
1317150511
1409446999
1409484033
9781283705851
9781317150510
9781409446996
9781409484035
1409407454
9781409407454
Publication
Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2012.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvii, 274 pages) : illustrations, music
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Summary
Shostakovich's music is often described as being dynamic, energetic. But what is meant by 'energy' in music? After setting out a broad conceptual framework for approaching this question, Michael Rofe proposes various potential sources of the perceived energy in Shostakovich's symphonies, describing also the historical significance of energeticist thought in Soviet Russia during the composer's formative years.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Rofe, Michael. Dimensions of energy in Shostakovich's symphonies. Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2012
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-261) and index.
Contents
Dimensions of energy
Defining musical energy : projecting energy musically
Energy as melodic-harmonic motion : Yavorsky's theory of modal rhythm
Energy and the unfolding of time : proportional distribution and (im)balance
Form in formation : process and pattern building
Form in reflection : archetype and energy
Symphonism
Applications and implications
Multi-dimensional energies : Symphony no. 6 (i)
About-face? : Symphonies no. 4 (i) and no. 5 (i)
Shostakovich as symphonist, Shostakovich as modernist : Symphony no. 14
Intention, intuition or a third way? : a balanced approach to golden section.
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