The Cambridge Companion To Stravinsky

Edited by Jonathan Cross

Stravinsky’s work spanned the major part of the twentieth century and engaged with nearly all its principal compositional developments. This Companion reflects the breadth of Stravinsky’s achievement and influence in essays by leading international scholars on a wide range of topics. It is divided into three parts dealing with the contexts within which Stravinsky worked (Russian, modernist and compositional), with his key compositions (Russian, neoclassical and serial), and with the reception of his ideas (through performance, analysis and criticism). The volume concludes with an interview with the leading Dutch composer Louis Andriessen and a major re-evaluation of ‘Stravinsky and Us’ by Richard Taruskin.

Bibliographic Details

45 music examples

Contents

• Chronology of Stravinskys life and career
• Part I. Origins and Contexts: 1. Stravinskys origins Rosamund Bartlett
• 2. Stravinsky as modernist Christopher Butler
• 3. Stravinsky in context Arnold Whittall
• Part II. The Works: 4. Early Stravinsky Anthony Pople
• 5. Russian Rites: Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, Les Noces Kenneth Gloag
• 6. Stravinskys neoclassicism Martha Hyde
• 7. Stravinsky in the theatre Jonathan Cross
• 8. Stravinsky the serialist Joseph N. Straus
• Part III. Reception: 9. Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky Nicholas Cook
• 10. Stravinsky as devil Max Paddison
• 11. Stravinsky and the analytical traditions Craig Ayrey
• 12. Stravinsky and the critics Stuart Campbell
• 13. Composing with Stravinsky Louis Andriessen and Jonathan Cross
• 14. Stravinsky and us Richard Taruskin.