Description: Further DetailsTitle: Carlos Chávez and His WorldCondition: NewISBN-10: 0691169470EAN: 9780691169477ISBN: 9780691169477Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 08/25/2015Description: Carlos Chavez (1899-1978) is the central figure in Mexican music of the twentieth century and among the most eminent of all Latin American modernist composers. An enfant terrible in his own country, Chavez was an integral part of the emerging music scene in the United States in the 1920s. His highly individual style--diatonic, dissonant, contrapuntal--addressed both modernity and Mexico's indigenous past. Chavez was also a governmental arts administrator, founder of major Mexican cultural institutions, and conductor and founder of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mexico. Carlos Chavez and His World brings together an international roster of leading scholars to delve into not only Chavez's music but also the history, art, and politics surrounding his life and work. Contributors explore Chavez's vast body of compositions, including his piano music, symphonies, violin concerto, late compositions, and Indianist music. They look at his connections with such artistic greats as Aaron Copland, Miguel Covarrubias, Henry Cowell, Silvestre Revueltas, and Paul Strand.The essays examine New York's modernist scene, Mexican symphonic music, portraits of Chavez by major Mexican artists of the period, including Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo, and Chavez's impact on El Colegio Nacional. A quantum leap in understanding Carlos Chavez and his milieu, this collection will stimulate further work in Latin American music and culture. The contributors are Ana R. Alonso-Minutti, Amy Bauer, Leon Botstein, David Brodbeck, Helen Delpar, Christina Taylor Gibson, Susana Gonzalez Aktories, Anna Indych-Lopez, Roberto Kolb-Neuhaus, James Krippner, Rebecca Levi, Ricardo Miranda, Julian Orbon, Howard Pollack, Leonora Saavedra, Antonio Saborit, Stephanie Stallings, and Luisa Vilar Paya. Bard Music Festival 2015: Carlos Chavez and His World Bard College August 7-9 and August 14-16, 2015Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 680gContributor: Leonora Saavedra (Edited by)Author: Leonora SaavedraGenre: Music Dance & TheatreBook Series: Bard Music FestivalRelease Year: 2015 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Carlos Chávez and His World
Title: Carlos Chávez and His World
ISBN-10: 0691169470
EAN: 9780691169477
ISBN: 9780691169477
Release Date: 08/25/2015
Release Year: 2015
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Leonora Saavedra (Edited by)
Genre: Music Dance & Theatre
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Carlos Chávez and His World
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: History & Criticism, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Latin, Individual Composer & Musician
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Subject Area: Music, Biography & Autobiography
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Leonora Saavedra
Item Width: 6.2 in
Series: The Bard Music Festival Ser.
Format: Hardcover
