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Carl Nielsen and the Idea of Modernism

by Daniel M. Grimley

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Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) remains arguably the most underrated composer of his international generation. This book offers a critical re-evaluation of Carl Nielsen''s music and his rich literary and artistic contexts. Drawing extensively on contemporar... Read more
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) remains arguably the most underrated composer of his international generation. This book offers a critical re-evaluation of Carl Nielsen''s music and his rich literary and artistic contexts. Drawing extensively on contemporary writing, criticism, and the newly completed Carl Nielsen Edition, the book presents a series of case studies centred on key works in Carl Nielsen''s output. Topics covered include his relationship with symbolism and fin-de-siècle decadence, vitalism, counterpoint, and the Danish landscape. Running throughout the book is a critical engagement with the idea of musical modernism - a term which, for Nielsen, was fraught with anxiety and yet provided a constant creative stimulus. Less

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File size9.21 X 6.14 X 0.81 in
Print pages338
PublisherBoydell & Brewer Ltd
Publication date February 17, 2011
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781843835813
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Daniel M. Grimley
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Daniel M. Grimley is university lecturer in music at the University of Oxford, tutorial fellow of Merton College, and senior lecturer in music at University College. He is the editor of The Cambridge ...

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