Description |
1 online resource (xi, 246 pages) : music |
Contents |
List of musical examples -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. National contexts : Grieg and folklorism in nineteenth-century Norway -- 2. Landscape as ideology : nature, nostalgia and Grieg's 'culture of sound' -- 3. Grieg, landscape and the Haugtussa project -- 4. Modernism and Norwegian musical style : the politics of identity in the Slåtter, op. 72 -- 5. Distant landscapes : the influence of Grieg's folk-music arrangements -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Haugtussa texts (songs 1, 2 and 8) -- Bibliography -- List of Grieg's works mentioned in the text -- Index |
Summary |
Grieg's music is examined in its relation to landscape and national identity. Grimley demonstrates how competing musical discourses contribute to a body of work more challenging and complex than their popular appeal might suggest |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index |
Subject |
Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907 -- Influence
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SUBJECT |
Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907 fast |
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Grieg, Edvard. swd |
Subject |
Landscapes.
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Music -- Social aspects -- Norway -- History -- 19th century
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National characteristics, Norwegian.
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landscapes (environments)
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MUSIC -- Individual Composer & Musician.
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MUSIC -- General.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Landscapes
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Music -- Social aspects
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National characteristics, Norwegian
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Volksmusik
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Nationalbewusstsein
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Landschaft
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Musik
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Norway
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Norwegen
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2006283621 |
ISBN |
9781846154720 |
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1846154723 |
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