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Igor Stravinsky (20th-Century Composers)

Igor Stravinsky (20th-Century Composers)

by Michael Oliver (Author)

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    Paperback 1995

    $3.47
Synopsis

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) is regarded as the inventor of modern music, his phenomenal achievements being comparable to those of his close friend and contemporary Pablo Picasso. This comprehensive biography traces the influences that informed his style and sets all his major works into context; above all the book concentrates on Stravinsky's creativity, describing how his musical mind worked and relating this to his complex and fascinating personality.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: 01 Jul 1995
ISBN 10: 0714831581
ISBN 13: 9780714831589
Book Overview: The design for this series received a 1995 Award for Typographical Excellence from the New York Type Directors' Club.

Media Reviews
'A near-ideal introduction to the composer.' (Gramophone) 'one's only regret about [Michael Oliver's] two books is that they are not longer.' (Classic CD) 'As a series, Phaidon's 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader and for the more enthusiatically musical...' (The Scotsman)
Author Bio
Michael Oliver is an acclaimed writer and broadcaster, having compiled numerous programmes for BBC Radio 3 and written regularly for Gramophone and other magazines for over 20 years. He is also the author of Benjamin Britten in the 20th-Century Composers series.