Music and Soviet Power, 1917-1932

by Marina Frolova-Walker and Jonathan Walker

Book Overview

The book offers unprecedented access to primary sources that have been unavailable in English, or which lay unknown on archival shelves. Music and Soviet Power offers cultural history told through documents - both colourfuland representative - with an extensive commentary and annotation throughout.

The October Revolution of 1917 tore the fabric of Russian musical life: institutions collapsed, and leading composers emigrated or fell into silence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783271930
• ISBN13: 9781783271931
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"