{"product_id":"neoclassicism-in-music-paperback","title":"Neoclassicism in Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Messing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first historical and critical study of neoclassicism from the genesis of the concept in fin de siecleFrance in the 1870s through the Schoenberg\/Stravinsky polemic. By the end of the nineteenth century the traits of \"classicism\" in music had become clearly established. This codification cast long shadows over contemporary artists, encouraging a movement away from order, continuity and tradition towards freedom, innovation and novelty - and the term neoclassicism made its first appearance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This study, the first ever critical examination of \"neoclassicism\" in music, provides a broad cultural context for the investigation of its origins, then looks in turn at Wagner and the French reaction to him; Saint-Saens, d'Indy, Debussy, Ravel and their French contemporaries; Germany and France in the decade which includes the First World War, with special reference to Thomas Mann and Ferrucio Busoni, and to Jean Cocteau and the \"New Simplicity\"; and Igor Stravinsky, the composer most frequently cited in connection with this term. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reprint; first published 1988.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712910037055,"sku":"9781878822734","price":45.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/848624ce9be1dbcfe2dc2c407e6d954f.webp?v=1765062779","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/neoclassicism-in-music-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}