John Purser

Erik Chisholm, Scottish Modernist (1904-1965) (eBook, PDF)

Chasing a Restless Muse

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Produktbeschreibung

A study of the life and works of Erik Chisholm, one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century Scottish music.

Erik Chisholm was the pre-eminent composer and musician in Scottish classical music in the first half of the twentieth century. As Sir Charles Mackerras put it, 'Chisholm was a musician of rare capabilities. He was a pianist and organist, a conductor, a composer, a lecturer on music, an entrepreneur and administrator, and to all these he brought a unique blend of originality, flair and energy.' As well as his life in Glasgow, Chisholm travelled to the Far East, notably Singapore, for the Entertainments and National Service Association during the Second World War, and subsequently became Professor of Music at the University of Cape Town, where he greatly developed the study and performance of music. He conducted numerous first British performances, including Berlioz's The Trojans in 1935 and Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle in 1957. Accounts of the visits to Glasgow by such composers as Bartók,Casella, Hindemith et al are being presented here. Erik Chisholm. Scottish Modernist will be of general interest to scholars and students of twentieth-century music. In particular, those interested in the development of music, opera and ballet in Scotland, Scottish literature and cultural history will find this book of much value. It will also be of interest to those studying the music of Bartók, Sorabji, Hindemith, Walton, Bax, Casella, and Shostakovich whom Chisholm knew personally and brought to Scotland.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wits University Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782045434
• Artikelnr.: 56163984

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Sir Charles Mackerras Glasgow, Kailyard or Coal Yard? The
Active Society - Bringing the Heroes of Modernism to Glasgow Chisholm's
Scottish Inheritance Interlude: The Love of Sorabji A Trojan Horse in
Glasgow - Berlioz, Mozart and Gluck The Ballet and the Baton as Weapons of
War Centrepiece: Pictures from Dante and Night Song of the Bards - A
Journey fr om West to East From Italy to India and Singapore Under Table
Mountain On Tour in the USA and Europe Soviet Ambassador - Chisholm Behind
the Iron Curtain Interlude: The Love of Janacek Chasing a Restless Muse -
The Heart's Betrayal Envoi Appendix I: The Active Society for the
Propagation of Contemporary Music Appendix II: Patrick Macdonald Sources
for Chisholm's Piano Works Select Bibliography Discography Selected
Compositions