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The Firebird in Full Score

内容简介

In1910,followinghissuccessfulorchestrationofselectionsfortheballetLesSylphides,theinnovativeyoungcomposerIgorStravinskywascommissionedbythedirectoroftheBalletsRusses,SergeDiaghilev,tocreateacompletelynewscore.ThedazzlingresultwasTheFirebird,aworkwhichbroughtovernightsuccesstoitscreatoranddistinguishedhimasthemostgiftedoftheyoungergenerationofRussiancomposers.BasedonRussianfairytales,thepiece,accordingtoGrove'sDictionaryofMusicandMusicians,has"allthecoloringofaRussianchild'spicturebook…brilliantorchestration,glowingcolor…anextraordinaryevocativepowerwhichliterallyenchantsthelistener."
Today,TheFirebirdisaspopularandenthusiasticallyreceivedasitwasfollowingitstriumphantpremiereinParismorethanacenturyago.Greatlyadmiredforitsorchestrationsandharmony,thecompositioniswidelystudiedbypracticingmusiciansandmusicstudents.
Nowthecompletescoreofthismodernmasterpieceisavailableinthishandsome,authoritative,andinexpensiveedition,whichincludesalistofinstrumentsandEnglishtranslationsofthestagedirections.

作者简介

Theleadingcomposerofhisday,IgorStravinskyexperimentedwithvirtuallyeverytechniqueof20thcenturymusic.Throughouthislongandprolificcareer,heproducedsymphonies,concertos,choralworks,operas,andballets.,,

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