Historical Dictionary of Russian Music

Russian music has a strong global presence in opera houses, ballet companies, and orchestras, with composers like Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Sergey Rachmaninov, Sergey Prokofiev, and Dmitri Shostakovich being influential. Historical Dictionary of Russian Music, Second Edition provides a chronology, introduction, and extensive bibliography, with over 600 cross-referenced entries for performing organizations and performance venues. It is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and anyone interested in Russian music.

Format: Hardback
Length: 562 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Russian music has a strong presence in the world's opera houses, ballet companies, and orchestras, with the works of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Sergey Rachmaninov, Sergey Prokofiev, and Dmitri Shostakovich being widely recognized as the lingua franca of today's concert hall and international blockbusters. Modest Musorgsky, Alexander Borodin, and Igor Stravinsky have also made significant contributions to the development of Western music, influencing the work of countless notable composers throughout the past century. The Historical Dictionary of Russian Music, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource that includes a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. It provides more than 600 cross-referenced entries for each of Russia's major performing organizations and performance venues, as well as specific genres such as ballet, film music, symphony, and church music. This book is an invaluable tool for students, researchers, and anyone interested in learning more about Russian music.

Weight: 1002g
Dimension: 227 x 161 x 46 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538130070
Edition number: Second Edition