The Stravinsky legacy
By: Jonathan Cross.
Series: Music in the twentieth century
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 -- Criticism and interpretation; Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 -- Influence
Description: It has become increasingly apparent in recent decades that Stravinsky's music has had a far-reaching influence on the development of music in our century. Stravinsky's modernist innovations - evident in such features as his music's discontinuity, its stasis, its ritualised anti-narrative, its novel rhythmic and formal structures, its articulation of new kinds of musical time, and its reinterpretation of music and materials from the past - have helped shape much of the music of our time.

This book represents a first substantial attempt at evaluating Stravinsky's technical and aesthetic legacy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-273) and index.