Dimensions of energy in Shostakovich's symphonies
By: Michael Rofe
Publisher: Ashgate; Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781409407454; 9781409446996
Subjects: Analysis, appreciation; Symphonies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 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; title: 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.