| Uniform title | Aleksandr Cherepnin. English |
| Series |
Russian music studies
Russian music studies (Bloomington, Ind.) ^A319529
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| Contents |
In the hills of Georgia -- Air and bread of emigration -- European destiny: the Paris school -- The four corners of the globe -- In the composer's workshop -- The Russian composer -- Finale -- Appendix 1. Alexander Tcherepnin about himself -- Appendix 2. Alexander Tcherepnin about his compositional technique -- Appendix 3. The musical heritage of Alexander Tcherepnin. |
| Abstract |
The author recounts the life and times of Alexander Tcherepnin, a prolific and often emulated composer who produced four operas, 13 ballets, four symphonies, numerous orchestral and chamber works, and more than 200 piano pieces. He was born in Russia in 1899 to a family of musicians and artists. However, Aaron Copland referred to him as "an honorary American composer" and Toru Takemitsu called him "a father figure of Japanese music." Korabelnikova focuses not only on the biographical elements of Tcherepnin's story, but also on his music and its technical innovations. She includes extended quotations by the composer himself and selective analytical commentary, based on primary sources and contemporaneous accounts. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-251), discography (pages 226-239), and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2007004425 |
| ISBN | 9780253349385 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0253349389 (alk. paper) |
