The Cambridge Companion to Stravinsky (Cambridge Companions to Music)

Stravinsky's Work Spanned The Major Part Of The Twentieth-century And Was Engaged With Nearly All Its Principal Compositional Developments. Reflecting The Breadth Of His Phenomenal Achievement, This Companion Contains A Wide Range Of Essays In Three Broad Sections Covering The Contexts Within Which Stravinsky Worked--russian, Modernist And Compositional, With His Key Compositions--russian, Neoclassical And Serial, And With The Reception Of His Ideas--through Performance, Analysis And Criticism. The Volume Concludes With An Interview With The Composer Louis Andriessen And A Major Re-evaluation Of Stravinsky And Us By Richard Taruskin [publisher Description]. Origins And Contexts. Chronology Of Stravinsky's Life And Career / Anthony Gritten -- Stravinsky's Russian Origins / Rosamund Bartlett -- Stravinsky As Modernist / Christopher Butler -- Stravinsky In Context / Arnold Whittall -- Works. Early Stravinsky / Anthony Pople -- Russian Rites : Petrushka, The Rite Of Spring And Les Noces / Kenneth Gloag -- Stravinsky's Neoclassicism / Martha M. Hyde -- Stravinsky's Theatres / Jonathan Cross -- Stravinsky The Serialist / Joseph N. Straus -- Reception. Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky / Nicholas Cook -- Stravinsky As Devil : Adorno's Three Critiques / Max Paddison -- Stravinsky In Analysis : The Anglophone Traditions / Craig Ayrey -- Stravinsky And The Critics / Stuart Campbell -- Composing With Stravinsky / Louis Andriessen , Jonathan Cross -- Stravinsky And Us / Richard Taruskin. Edited By Jonathan Cross. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 317-320) And Index. Stravinsky's work spanned the major part of the twentieth century and engaged with nearly all its principal compositional developments. This Companion reflects the breadth of Stravinsky's achievement and influence in essays by leading international scholars on a wide range of topics. It is divided into three parts dealing with the contexts within which Stravinsky worked (Russian, modernist and compositional), with his key compositions (Russian, neoclassical and serial), and with the reception of his ideas (through performance, analysis and criticism). The volume concludes with an interview with the leading Dutch composer Louis Andriessen and a major re-evaluation of 'Stravinsky and Us' by Richard Taruskin. Reflecting the breadth of Stravinsky's phenomenal achievement, this Companion contains a wide range of essays covering the contexts within which Stravinsky worked, his key compositions, and the reception of his ideas. It concludes with an interview with the leading Dutch composer Louis Andriessen. Abstract: Reflecting the breadth of Stravinsky's phenomenal achievement, this Companion contains a wide range of essays covering the contexts within which Stravinsky worked, his key compositions, and the reception of his ideas. It concludes with an interview with the leading Dutch composer Louis Andriessen