Music and Decadence in European Modernism: The Case of Central and Eastern Europe by Downes, Stephen

Cambridge University Press, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Pencil underlining and annotations to the first two chapters, slight wear to covers. Decadence is a crucial yet often misunderstood aspect of European modernism. This book demonstrates how decadence as an idea, style or topic informs Central and Eastern European music of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Combining close analysis with hermeneutic interpretation and cultural critique, Stephen Downes examines works by composers including Wagner, Richard Strauss, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Mahler and Bartók, considering structural and expressive forms of decay, deformation, mannerism, nihilism, sickness and convalescence. Drawing upon critical and cultural theory, these musical works are contextualized, relating the relationship of music and musical discourse to wider cultural discourses. The study will enhance the understanding of musical forms and aesthetics for the reader. Exploring crucial aspects of modernism… Read More

Cambridge University Press, 2010-06-03. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.5980 24.9810 17.3868.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2010. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 345 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.00 inches.