Defining Russia Musically: Historical and Hermeneutical Essays Paperback - 2000
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"Richard Taruskin has again demonstrated that anything he writes leads to serious thinking and reevaluation of hitherto held views. His erudition and mastery of the field as well as his ability to see beyond the surface the implications not easily grasped by a non-Russian make this work required reading for anyone seeking a full understanding of music in Russia."--Milos Velimirovic, Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia
"It is most unusual for a top-ranking scholar to write both broad and deep, for the general public and for a specialized circle, in a field as technically demanding as music. In this new book, Taruskin continues to remake the map of Russian music by focusing on the Russians' experience with 'outsideness.' On the border between East and West, Russian culture has always been better at absorption and transformation than at isolation and exclusion. With its implicit hope that Westerners might become responsible, informed 'others' to the Russian tradition, Taruskin's study covers several centuries of this generous eclecticism so that it reads like a Russian novel. It is a spectacular and timely project."--Caryl Emerson, Princeton University
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- Title Defining Russia Musically: Historical and Hermeneutical Essays
- Author Richard Taruskin
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later Edition
- Pages 616
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, -
- Date 2000-09-25
- ISBN 9780691070650 / 0691070652
- Weight 1.88 lbs (0.85 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.18 x 1.41 in (23.62 x 15.70 x 3.58 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
- Cultural Region: Russian
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96041182
- Dewey Decimal Code 780.947
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