A Schnittke Reader
| Author | : Alfred Schnittke |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2002-08-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780253109170 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0253109175 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (175 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Schnittke Reader by : Alfred Schnittke
Download or read book A Schnittke Reader written by Alfred Schnittke and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-16 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation assembles previously published and unpublished essays by Schnittke and supplements them with an interview with cellist and scholar Alexander Ivashkin. The book is illustrated with musical examples, many of them in Schnittke's own hand. In A Schnittke Reader, the composer speaks of his life, his works, other composers, performers, and a broad range of topics in 20th-century music. The volume is rounded out with reflections by some of Schnittke's contemporaries.