Árni Heimir Ingólfsson

Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland

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Produktbeschreibung

In Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland, Árni Heimir Ingólfsson provides a striking account of the dramatic career of Iceland's iconic composer. Leifs (1899-1968) was the first Icelander to devote himself fully to composition at a time when a local music scene was only beginning to take form. He was a fervent nationalist in his art, fashioning an idiosyncratic and uncompromising 'Icelandic' sound from traditions of vernacular music with the aim to legitimize Iceland as an independent, culturally empowered nation. In addition to exploring Leifs's career, Ingólfsson provides detailed descriptions of Leifs's major works and their cultural contexts. Leifs's music was inspired by the Icelandic landscape and includes auditory depictions of volcanos, geysers, and waterfalls. The raw quality of his orchestral music is frequently enhanced by an expansive percussion section, including anvils, stones, sirens, bells, ships' chains, shotguns, and cannons. Largely neglected in his own lifetime, Leifs's music has been rediscovered in recent years and hailed as a singular and deeply original contribution to twentieth-century music. Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland enriches our understanding and appreciation of Leifs and his music by exploring the political, literary and environmental contexts that influenced his work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 642g
• ISBN-13: 9780253044051
• ISBN-10: 0253044057
• Artikelnr.: 54430619

Autorenporträt

Árni Heimir Ingólfsson

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Note on Spelling and Naming
Introduction
1. The Land Without Music (1899-1916)
2. Years of Study (1916-1921)
3. Composer and Conductor (1921-1929)
4. Leifs and the Elements of an Icelandic Style
5. Icelandic Nation-Building and the 1930 Alþingi Festival (1929-1933)
6. "This Music Belongs to Us" (1933-1937)
7. Dinosaurs in Berlin (1937-1944)
8. Guilt and Retribution (1944-1955)
9. The Final Years (1955-1968)
Postlude: Revival and Influence
Appendix: List of Jón Leifs Completed Works
Selected Bibliography
Index