Overview
This volume provides a transnational study of the impact of musicalcultures in the Eastern Baltics-Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Russia-at the end of theCold War and in the early post-Communist period. Throughout the book, thecontributors explore and conceptualize transnational musical collaboration and thediffusion of information,people, and ideas focusing on musical activity which shaped the moral and artisticoutlook of several generations.The volume sheds light on the transformative power of politically and socially engaged music and offersa deeper understanding of the artistic potential of societies and its impact on social and politicalchange.
Full Product Details
Author: Rta Staneviit ,
Magorzata Janicka-Sysz
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Imprint: Academic Studies Press
ISBN: 9781644698945
ISBN 10: 1644698943
Pages: 362
Publication Date: 01 December 2022
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
“This collection evokes a rich music historiography, underscoring the value of focusing on scenes and local events, notably highlighted by Karnes. It features a methodological emphasis on network-driven analysis, facilitating a comparative exploration of intricate musical interconnections. Furthermore, several discussions, especially by Schmelz, accentuate the perpetual flux in interpretive meanings, particularly regarding concepts such as ‘freedom’. They elucidate the continuous reinvention and dynamic nature of these ideas for both scholars and the musicians they study. Collectively, these significant perspectives intertwine, offering a multifaceted lens to comprehend the complex musical narratives within the Eastern Baltics.” — Živilė Arnašiūtė, SEER
Author Information
Magorzata Janicka-Sysz is a music theorist, head of theDepartment of Theory and Interpretation of Musical Work at Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music,Krakow, a member of the editorial board of the journal Theory of Music,and professor at the Academy of Music, Krakow. She is the author of VytautasBaceviius i jego idee muzyki kosmicznej (2001) and Poetyka muzycznaKarola Szymanowskiego. Studia i interpretacje (2013). Rta Staneviit is a musicologist, director of theResearch Centre at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, and achief-editor of the journal Lithuanian Musicology. She is the author of TheFigures of Modernity: The International Society for Contemporary Music andthe Spread of Musical Modernism in Lithuania (VDA, 2015), and the co-authorof Nylon Curtain: Cold War, International Exchange and Lithuanian Music(LMTA, 2018), and Sound Utopias: Lithuanian Music Modernization inContext (2021).
