The composer Witold Lutostawski (born 1913) is one of the outstanding musical personalities of the twentieth century. In this critical biography Steven Stucky traces Lutostawski's development from the Stravinsky-influenced music of his student days to his emergence in the 1960s as a leading avant-gardist. Since the vicissitudes of cultural life in his native Poland have profoundly affected the composer's career, the book includes detailed accounts of Lutostawski's official censure for 'formalism' in the late 1940s and the ...
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The composer Witold Lutostawski (born 1913) is one of the outstanding musical personalities of the twentieth century. In this critical biography Steven Stucky traces Lutostawski's development from the Stravinsky-influenced music of his student days to his emergence in the 1960s as a leading avant-gardist. Since the vicissitudes of cultural life in his native Poland have profoundly affected the composer's career, the book includes detailed accounts of Lutostawski's official censure for 'formalism' in the late 1940s and the leading role he later played in a flourishing Polish modernist movement. Both well-known works, such as the Concerto for Orchestra, Trois poemes d'Henri Michaux and the Second Symphony, and the lesser-known early music are considered in detail. Fragments of many compositions never before published in the West are included. There are also analytical summaries of each major work from Jeux v�itiens (1961) to Mi-parti (1976).
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Reader copy. Ex-library hardback with dust jacket in protective sleeve, some shelf wear to edges of boards & dj, a couple of dog ears and a small amount of pencil ref marks to pages, usual library stamps/markings, otherwise good clear text/illustrations, binding fine, published 1981 by Cambridge University Press, 252pp, isbn0521227992, ready for immediate despatch from UK. 47B*
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Very Good. Size: 5x0x8; Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, 1981. Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good, black binding with silver lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, moderately cocked, some wear to spine edges and board corners, trace use/handling marks, some age toning to pages, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, some edge/corner wear with few very small tears along edges, spine fade, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 252pp., indexed, notes, bibliography. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.