Stravinsky / by Francis Routh
1975, First Edition. London : J. M. Dent & Sons. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #469797
ISBN: 0460031384
Physical description; ix, 202 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : music, portraits ; 20 cm. Notes; "Catalogue of works": pages 168-178. Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-191) and index. Contents; The life. Childhood, adolescence, preparation ; Fulfilment and scandal ; From Le rossignol to Pulcinella ; The last of the Russian works ; The new classicism ; A fresh start ; American citizen ; Final fulfilment ; Envoi -- Interlude -- The music. Stage works (I) ; Stage works (II) ; Orchestral works ; Works for solo instruments, concertos ; Ensemble and chamber music, songs for solo voice ; Cantatas and choral works ; Stravinsky's music : style and idea ; Stravinsky's aesthetic. Subjects; Stravinsky, Igor 1882-1971. Stravinsky Igor. Stravinsky, Igor 1882-1971 Criticism and interpretation. Composers Russia ; Biography.American music Stravinsky, Igor 1882-1971 Biographies.
Price: €18.95