By Lynn M. Sargeant
ISBN-10: 0199735263
ISBN-13: 9780199735266
Concord and Discord: tune and the Transformation of Russian Cultural existence explores the complicated improvement of Russian musical existence through the 19th and early 20th centuries. on the middle of this cultural historical past lies the Russian Musical Society, as either a special driver at the back of the institutionalization of tune and a consultant of the growing to be significance of voluntary institutions in public lifestyles. Sustained concurrently via inner most initiative and cooperative relationships with the kingdom, the Russian Musical Society performed a key position within the production of Russia's infrastructure for track and song schooling. writer Lynn M. Sargeant explores the fluid nature of Russian social identification throughout the wide scope of musical existence, together with not just the "leading lighting fixtures" of the period but in addition rank-and-file musicians, lecturers, and scholars. even if Russian musicians longed for a safe position in the new hierarchy of professions, their social prestige remained ambiguous during the 19th century. conventional reliance on serf musicians and foreigners left lasting scars that influenced musicians' efforts to acquire criminal rights and social respectability. And women's expanding visibility within the musical international provoked acrimonious debates that have been, at center, efforts via male musicians to reinforce their claims to specialist prestige through denying the legitimacy of girl participation. Sargeant demonstrates that the winning improvement of a Russian musical infrastructure salved power anxieties approximately Russia's position vis-???-vis its eu cultural opponents. Remarkably, the associations constructed by means of the Russian Musical Society survived the upheavals of warfare and revolution to turn into the basis for the Soviet musical system.A wealth of old documentation makes concord and Discord required studying for musicologists, sociologists and historians drawn to this era, and the abundance of a laugh anecdotes and the author's lucid and energetic literary type make it an relaxing historical past for all readers.
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These sites included not only the court, the aristocratic salon, the opera theater, and the public or private concert, but also the home, the intelligentsia kruzhok or circle, and the social organization. It is worth remembering that the street, the urban courtyard, and the tavern were also important sites in Russian musical life during this period, as well as later in the century. The boundaries between these different cultural spaces were not fixed, but highly porous. Musicians, music lovers, and the music itself moved between private and public settings, grand and modest, with surprising ease.
60 More prosaically, for audiences grown weary of an endless diet of Rossini and Meyerbeer, the Russian concert promised relief. Although the repertoire was unusual, much of the coverage of the event focused more on its charitable intent than on its artistic presentation. 61 Despite the focus on philanthropy, the repertoire for the evening did excite comment. The day before the concert, Sankt-Peterburgskie vedomosti advertised the importance of an event that featured both Russian composers and a number of new and unknown works.
The anticipation of fine performances attracted substantial crowds. For these prestigious events, high ticket prices failed to discourage concertgoers, often prompting especially philanthropic—or publicity seeking—individuals to pay two, three, ten, even twenty times the face value of a ticket. 43 This concert was one of the most spectacular events of the season. It generated funds for the support of wounded officers and soldiers by presenting St. Petersburg society with a splendid opportunity to display their patriotism, their wealth, and their appreciation for culture all at the same time.
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