UID:
almahu_9949546451402882
Format:
1 online resource (320 p.) :
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30 b-w illus.
ISBN:
9780300265491
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9783110993899
Content:
An essential exploration of Nordic composers and musicians, and the distinctive culture that continues to shape them Once considered a musical backwater, the Nordic region is now a musical powerhouse. Conductors from Denmark and Finland dominate the British and American orchestral scene. Interest in the old masters Sibelius and Grieg is soaring and progressive pop artists like Björk continue to fascinate as much as they entertain. Andrew Mellor journeys to the heart of the Nordic cultural psyche. From Reykjavik to Rovaniemi, he examines the success of Nordic music's performers, the attitude of its audiences, and the sound of its composers past and present-celebrating some of the most remarkable music ever written along the way. Mellor peers into the dark side of the Scandinavian utopia, from xenophobia and alcoholism to parochialism and the twilight of the social democratic dream. Drawing on a range of genres and firsthand encounters, he reveals that our fascination with Nordic societies and our love for Nordic music might be more intertwined than first thought.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Plates --
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Map --
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Prelude. Tapiola --
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1 Landfall --
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2 Performance --
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3 Off Piste --
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4 Nordic Noir and Snow White --
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5 Scandinavian by Design --
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Postlude. Silence --
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Notes --
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Acknowledgements --
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Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993899
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994810
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993752
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110993738
In:
Yale University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110749779
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780300254402
Language:
English
Subjects:
Musicology
DOI:
10.12987/9780300265491
URL:
https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300265491?locatt=mode:legacy
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780300265491
