Such freedom, if only musical
Subtitle: unofficial Soviet music during the Thaw
By: Peter J. Schmelz.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780195341935
Subjects: Music -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union; Music -- Soviet Union -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The dam bursts : the first and second conservatories; title: Andrey Volkonsky and the beginnings of unofficial music; title: From young to unofficial : Denisov's Sun of the Incas; title: Unofficial venues, performers, and audiences; title: From abstraction to mimesis, from control to freedom : Pärt, Schnittke, Silvestrov, Gubaidulina; title: Denisov's laments, Volkonsky's rejoinder; title: Conclusion : the farewell symphony; title: Epilogue : reflections on memory and nostalgia.