Carl Nielsen and the Idea of Modernism

by Daniel M. Grimley

A critical re-evaluation of the music of Carl Nielsen which examines its context and relationship to musical modernism.

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) is one of the most playful, life-affirming and awkward voices in twentieth-century music. His work resists easy stylistic categorisation or containment, yet its melodic richness and harmonic vitality are immediately appealing and engaging. Nielsen's symphonies, concertos and operas are an increasingly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843835819
• ISBN13: 9781843835813
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"