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Sibelius Studies

Sibelius Studies

Sibelius Studies

Timothy L. Jackson, University of North Texas
Veijo Murtomäki, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
February 2007
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    Sibelius Studies presents a new portrait of this popular and prolific composer. Sibelius's symphonies often have been mentioned in the same breath with Beethoven's; indeed, in the twentieth century, they have enjoyed a commensurate popularity. The book contextualizes Sibelius' symphonies and tone poems in the larger development of European music, especially its transition from late romanticism to modernism. The relationship between Sibelius the man and his music, his personal life and creative work, is explored, with new revelations emerging from sketches, diaries, and letters.

    • Makes a reassessment of Sibelius as man and composer
    • Contains interesting findings from Sibelius's letters and diaries
    • Employs wide-ranging approaches from narratology to gender studies

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    '… this is a volume to make you think.' Arnold Whittall, The Musical Times

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    Product details

    February 2007
    Paperback
    9780521033572
    420 pages
    244 × 170 × 24 mm
    0.663kg
    12 b/w illus. 101 music examples
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    Table of Contents

    • List of plates
    • Preface
    • Part I. Reception History and Aesthetics:
    • 1. An essay in post-colonial analysis: Sibelius as an icon of the Finns and others Eero Tarasti
    • 2. From Kajanus to Karajan: Sibelius on record Robert Layton
    • 3. 'Sibelius the Progressive' Tim Howell
    • Part II. Ideology and Structure:
    • 4. Kullervo's problem - Kullervo's story Peter Franklin
    • 5. Sibelius and the theater: a study of the incidental music for Symbolist plays Eija Kurki
    • 6. Sibelius's symphonic ballad SkogsrÃ¥et: biographical and programmatic aspects of his early orchestral music Veijo Murtomäki
    • 7. Pohjola's Daughter - 'L'aventure d'un héros' Timo Virtanen
    • 8. Observations on crystallization and entropy in the music of Sibelius and other composers Timothy L. Jackson
    • Part III. Analytical Studies of the Symphonies:
    • 9. Meter in the opening of the Second Symphony Tapio Kallio
    • 10. The musical language of the Fourth Symphony Elliott Antokoletz
    • 11. Rotations, sketches and the Sixth Symphony James Hepokoski
    • 12. Continuity and design in the Seventh Symphony Edward Laufer
    • Index.
      Contributors
    • Eero Tarasti, Robert Layton, Tim Howell, Peter Franklin, Eija Kurki, Veijo Murtomäki, Timo Virtanen, Timothy L. Jackson, Tapio Kallio, Elliott Antokoletz, James Hepokoski, Edward Laufer

    • Editors
    • Timothy L. Jackson , University of North Texas
    • Veijo Murtomäki , Sibelius Academy, Helsinki