Chopin's Polish ballade: Op. 38 as narrative of national martyrdom

The author examines the Second Ballade, Op. 38, and how that work gave voice to the Polish cultural preoccupations of the 1830s, using musical conventions from French opera and amateur piano music. This approach provides answers to several persistent questions about the work's form, programmati...

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Main Author: Bellman, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2010
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:The author examines the Second Ballade, Op. 38, and how that work gave voice to the Polish cultural preoccupations of the 1830s, using musical conventions from French opera and amateur piano music. This approach provides answers to several persistent questions about the work's form, programmatic content, and poetic inspiration.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 197 S.) Notenbeisp.
ISBN:9780195338867
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195338867.001.0001

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