Symphonic Stalinism
Claiming Russian musical classics for the new Soviet listener, 1932-1953.
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Word Count
51,500 words, Guess
Page Count
206 pages
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- ISBN-139780494220689
- ISBN-100494220686
- Open LibraryOL19905356M
Description
The Soviet system of rule that developed under Stalin featured management of the arts by political authorities, and the main doctrine inspiring and justifying this activity was "socialist realism." The definition of socialist realism emerged through a fluid process, marked by twists and turns and at times even contestation, in which critics, scholars, and creators alike gave the doctrine practical meaning. Jirí Smrz's Symphonic Stalinism tells this story for music, and the author examines it in much greater detail than any other scholar before him. In the process, Smrz emphasizes the crucial role played by musicologists, which was probably unique in the history of that discipline internationally.
Description
The thesis attempts to reconstruct from the materials published at the time the socialist realist discourse about music as it developed in Stalin's Soviet Union between 1932 and 1953. To mitigate the danger of reification inherent in outlining the content (and the method) of this discourse, the thesis also investigates how its multiple levels interacted, and how the different functions it served helped to shape it. Moreover, the study pays a close attention to how the balance between the different components of the discourse kept shifting throughout the period covered, with different concepts valorized at different times ...
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- Symphonic Stalinism: Claiming Russian musical classics for the new Soviet listener, 1932-1953.
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