Shostakovich in Dialogue By Judith Kuhn
2010 | 315 Pages | ISBN: 0754664066 | PDF | 6 MB
A thorough examination of Shostakovich's string quartets is long overdue. Although they can justifiably lay claim to being the most significant and frequently performed twentieth-century oeuvre for that ensemble, there has been no systematic English-language study of the entire cycle. Judith Kuhn's book begins such a study, undertaken with the belief that, despite a growing awareness of the universality of Shostakovich's music, much remains to be learned from the historical context and an examination of the music's language. Much of the controversy about Shostakovich's music has been related to questions of meaning. The conflicting interpretations put forth by scholars during the musicological 'Shostakovich wars' have shown the impossibility of fixing a single meaning in the composer's music. Commentators have often heard the quartets as political in nature, although there have been contradictory views as to whether Shostakovich was a loyal communist or a dissident. The works are also often described as vivid narratives, perhaps a confessional autobiography or a chronicle of the composer's times. The cycle has also been heard to examine major philosophical issues posed by the composer's life and times, including war, death, love, the conflict of forces of good and evil, the nature of subjectivity, the power of creativity and the place of the individual - and particularly the artist - in society. Soviet commentaries on the quartets typically describe the works through the lens of Socialist-Realist mythological master narratives. Recent Western commentaries see Shostakovich's quartets as expressions of broader twentieth-century subjectivity, filled with ruptures and uncertainty. What musical features enable these diverse interpretations? Kuhn examines each quartet in turn, looking first at its historical and biographical context, with special attention to the cultural questions being discussed at the time of its writing. She then surveys the work's reception history, and follows with a critical discussion of the quartet's architectural and harmonic features. Using the new tools of Sonata Theory, Kuhn provides a fresh analytical approach to Shostakovich's music, giving valuable and detailed insights into the quartets, showing how the composer's mastery of form has enabled these works to be heard as active participants in the Soviet and Western cultural discourses of their time, while remaining compelling and relevant to twenty-first-century listeners.

Peacebuilding Online: Dialogue and Enabling Positive Peace by Rachel Nolte-Laird
English | EPUB | 2022 | 225 Pages | ISBN : 9811660123 | 2.7 MB

English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030819566 | 259 pages | pdf, epub | 35.28 MB
This volume examines evolving trends and transnational perspectives on public interpretation of archaeological and cultural heritage, as well as levels of communication, from local to regional, national and international. It is presented in the context of the evolution of cultural heritage studies from the 20th century "expert approach" to the 21st century "people-centered approach," with public participation and community involvement at all phases of the decision-making process.Our premise is not just about bringing in community members to be partners in decision making processes; some projects are being initiated by the community--not the heritage experts. In some instances, community members are central in initiating and bringing about change rather than the archaeologists or heritage specialists. In several cases in the book, descendants take the lead in changing heritage narratives.

How Do You Know A Dialogue by Gordon Barnes
epub | 951.32 KB | English | Isbn:‎ 1624669913 | Author: Gordon Barnes | Year: 2021

Brian Black - In Dialogue with the Mahabharata - 2021
epub, azw3, mobi | 3.11 MB | English | Isbn:‎ 0367436000 | Author: Black, Brian; | Year: 2021

Balm in Gilead - A Theological Dialogue with Marilynne Robinson
epub | 1.11 MB | English | Isbn:9780830872961 | Author: TIMOTHY LARSEN, KEITH L. JOHNSON | Year: 2018

English | 2021 | ISBN: 9781393031987 | 130 pages | PDF,EPUP | 1.21 MB
Learn hundreds of English collocations in a fun and engaging way! Sound like a native speaker with these common words that are used in the USA and around the world.

Who is Jesus Really - A Dialogue on God, Man, and Grace
mobi | 497.21 KB | English | Isbn:‎ B004HFRM1E | Author: Sterrett, Dave | Year: 2010

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English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367427001 | 247 pages | pdf | 4.91 MB
The early childhood programme of Reggio Emilia in Italy is acclaimed as one of the best education systems in the world and this book offers the unique insight of Carlina Rinaldi, the former director of the municipal early childhood centres in Reggio Emilia and successor to Loris Malaguzzi, one of the twentieth century's leading pedagogical thinkers. Rinaldi has an enviable international reputation for her contribution to the Reggio approach and has given talks on the topic around the world.