Mr Modernsky
Download or Read eBook Mr Modernsky PDF written by Meredith Oakes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-18 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Meredith Oakes |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 47 |
Release | : 2012-06-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781849433754 |
ISBN-13 | : 1849433755 |
Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mr Modernsky by : Meredith Oakes
Book excerpt: Mr Modernsky tells a story about two heavyweights of twentieth-century classical music: Igor Stravinsky and Arnold Schoenberg. It traces the gradual change there has been in the way these two great rivals are perceived, looks in their music for the reasons and reflects on the nature of modernity in art and the sometimes pernicious effects of ideology. Meredith Oakes explores the tension between futuristic and historical elements in the work of these parallel artists and asks: is modernity merely about technical innovation? Must progress always mean exclusion of the past?