Sonic Overload: Alfred Schnittke, Valentin Silvestrov, and Polystylism in the Late USSR
- Author: Schmelz, Peter J.
An essential and highly readable book for anyone with an interest in Russian and Soviet musical culture —
Book
$114.75Special import
Contents
- A Note on Transliterations and Translations
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part 1. Origins
- 1. The Soviet Culture of Collage
- 2. Schnittke's Path to Polystylism
- 3. Silvestrov the Centaur and Polystylism in the 1970s
- Part 2. Embracing Polystylism
- 4. Kitsch
- 5. Popular Music, the Devil, and Aerobics
- 6. The Collage Wave Crests
- Part 3. Rejecting Polystylism
- 7. Eschatology
- 8. Ghosts and Shadow Sounds
- 9. The Collage Wave Breaks: Late Thinking, Idiots, a Final Waltz
- 10. Legacies of Polystylistic Tendencies (Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday)
- Conclusion. Genre, Style, Oblivion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index