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- Sergey Prokofiev (20th Century Composers)
Sergey Prokofiev
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20th Century Composers
Author:
Daniel Jaffe
Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953) was considered strikingly modern in his day, yet his compositions retain a compelling lyricism and an acerbic wit that have ensured their enduring popularity. Having left his native Russia for the USA and subsequently Paris, he spent the last 17 years of his life in the USSR, where his work was heavily influenced by
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Stalin's cultural policies. Daniel Jaffé's comprehensive biography offers a detailed examination of this remarkable composer's life and works, in the context of other cultural luminaries of his day and the political turmoil of early twentieth-century Russia.
Sergey Prokofiev
is part of Phaidon's successful
20th Century Composers
series, which presents authoritative and engaging biographies of the great creative musicians of our time, augmented by striking visual material and essential reference information. This edition of the book features a whimsical new cover by Jean-Jacques Sempé, the world-renowned illustrator and cartoonist.
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9780714847740
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0714847747
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4/23/2008
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