Holst: The planets / Richard Greene.

Av: Språk: Engelska Serie: Cambridge music handbooksUtgivning: 1995Utgivning: [Cambridge [England]] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995Beskrivning: ix, 99 pages tables, music 23 cmInnehållstyp:
  • text
Medietyp:
  • unmediated
Bärartyp:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0521450004
  • 9780521450003
  • 0521456339
  • 9780521456333
Ämne: DDK-klassifikation:
  • 784.2/1858 20
LC-klassifikation:
  • ML410.H748 G74 1995
SAB-klassifikation:
  • 24.50
  • 9,2
  • LP 92340
  • 784.21858
Onlineresurser:
Innehåll:
Holst and the two Londons -- Genesis -- Reception -- The character plots (1): Mars to Mercury -- The character plots (2): Jupiter to Neptune -- On becoming The Planets: the overall design.
Sammanfattning: This book is the first comprehensive guide to Holst's popular orchestral suite The Planets. It considers the music in detail and places the work in its historical context, describing the circumstances of its composition and its meteoric rise to popular acclaim. Starting with Holst's particular interest in astrology, Professor Greene explores the plotting of the work's central melodic and harmonic gestures to reveal a profound statement of human character and Holst's own psychological journey toward the mystic state. Using parallels in the verbal arts, Professor Greene weaves a fascinating tale of musical communication. An understanding of The Planets is crucial to a full appreciation of Holst's profound late works, and Professor Greene's systematic appraisal provides the first revealing light in this direction.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-98) and index.

Holst and the two Londons -- Genesis -- Reception -- The character plots (1): Mars to Mercury -- The character plots (2): Jupiter to Neptune -- On becoming The Planets: the overall design.

This book is the first comprehensive guide to Holst's popular orchestral suite The Planets. It considers the music in detail and places the work in its historical context, describing the circumstances of its composition and its meteoric rise to popular acclaim. Starting with Holst's particular interest in astrology, Professor Greene explores the plotting of the work's central melodic and harmonic gestures to reveal a profound statement of human character and Holst's own psychological journey toward the mystic state. Using parallels in the verbal arts, Professor Greene weaves a fascinating tale of musical communication. An understanding of The Planets is crucial to a full appreciation of Holst's profound late works, and Professor Greene's systematic appraisal provides the first revealing light in this direction.

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