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Author:   Michael Rofe
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138268272

ISBN 10:   1138268275
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   17 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface, Acknowledgements, List of Examples, Part I: Dimensions of Energy, 1. Defining Musical Energy; Projecting Energy Musically, 2. Energy as Melodic–Harmonic Motion: Yavorsky’s ‘Theory of Modal Rhythm’, 3. Energy and the Unfolding of Time: Proportional Distribution and (Im)Balance, 4. Form in Formation: Process and Pattern Building, 5. Form in Reflection: Archetype and Energy, 6. Symphonism, Part II: Applications and Implications, 7. Multi-Dimensional Energies: Symphony No. 6(i), 8. About-Face? Symphonies Nos 4(i) and 5(i), 9. Shostakovich as Symphonist; Shostakovich as Modernist: Symphony No. 14, 10. Intention, Intuition or a Third Way? A Balanced Approach to Golden Section, Epilogue: Using Proportions as Interpretative Tools, Appendix I: Accuracy Margin, Appendix II: Statistical Tests, Bibliography, Index

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An understanding of, and familiarity with, even fairly elementary mathematics will provide the reader with the necessary tools to appreciate Rofe's approach. The book is well indexed and there is an extensive, though unannotated, bibliography. The unobtrusive footnotes are used mostly to cite sources. Few readers will come away from reading Dimensions of Energy in Shostakovich's Symphonies without a new perspective, without learning much about Shostakovich's music itself from an analytical and technical (as opposed to a biographical one) angle. So - given Rofe's initial premise about the body of published material - readers' understanding and appreciation of the composer's symphonies music will be significantly increased. Recommended. - Mark Sealey, Classical Net

'Rofe's study is a welcome addition to Shostakovich scholarship and will certainly influence the analysis of his music.' Russian Review 'Clearly written, coherently argued and generous in its engagement with other scholars, Dimensions of Energy in Shostakovich's Symphonies is evidence of a long-awaited and long wished for turn to detailed analytical work on the composer's scores themselves, and suggests that there are reasons to be optimistic, both about the future of Shostakovich studies, and about the fate of Shostakovich's music in the concert hall'. Philip Ross Bullock, Slavonic and East European Review An understanding of, and familiarity with, even fairly elementary mathematics will provide the reader with the necessary tools to appreciate Rofe's approach. The book is well indexed and there is an extensive, though unannotated, bibliography. The unobtrusive footnotes are used mostly to cite sources. Few readers will come away from reading Dimensions of Energy in Shostakovich's Symphonies without a new perspective, without learning much about Shostakovich's music itself from an analytical and technical (as opposed to a biographical one) angle. So - given Rofe's initial premise about the body of published material - readers' understanding and appreciation of the composer's symphonies music will be significantly increased. Recommended. - Mark Sealey, Classical Net

Author Information

Michael Rofe's background is in music theory and analysis. He is particularly interested in contemporary music, musical energetics, Russian music, music and time, and temporal proportion in music; he has additional interests in popular music and music technology.

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