The struggle for control of Soviet music from 1932 to 1948
Subtitle: socialist realism vs. Western formalism
By: Meri E. Herrala, with a foreword by Timo Vihavainen
Contributors: Vihavainen, Timo, writer of added commentary
Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lewiston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780773426115
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Socialist realism in music; Cultural policy; History and criticism; Music; Music and state; Opera; Communism and music
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The development of Soviet cultural policy; title: The creation of Soviet opera in the 1930s; title: Discussions in the Soviet music during 1936 and 1937; title: Anti-formalist campaign in 1946-1948; title: Elite hierarchies and entrenched conflicts of interest are revealed within the Union of Soviet Composers; title: Boris Asaf'yev's impact on the party line of Soviet music in 1948; title: Sergey Prokofiev's response to the Resolution; title: Frol Skobeyev and All One's Heart.