Item Detail
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Leonard, Richard Anthony
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A history of Russian music
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Book
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New York, N.Y.
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1957
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Macmillan
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395 p. : port. ; 22 cm.
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English
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Music--Soviet Union--History and criticism.
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Music History; Music Criticism; Soviet Union; Russia
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ML 300 .L45 1957
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Leonard, Richard Anthony. A History of Russian Music. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1957.
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Provides a history of Russian Music from Early Russian Church Music to the period of Shostakovich.
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Author does not specify his criteria for inclusion, although it is obvious that he focuses on those composers who play a significant role in the history of Russian music.
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Divided into eighteen chapters, each focusing on a specific composer or historical/political setting surrounding a time period of composition.
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Printed in 1957 and, therefore, outdated in many respects.
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BYU Library
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4980