Polish Music since Szymanowski [Paperback]

Looks at Polish music since 1937 and its interaction with political and cultural turmoil.Since the death of Szymanowski in 1937, Poland's music has been influenced by violent political upheavals--World War Two, the Stalinism of the Cold War, the 'thaw' of the late 1950s and 60s, the election of the Polish Pope and the rise and fall of the Solidarity Trade Union. Issues of how artistic freedom was exercised and how well-known figures (Lutoslawski, Górecki, Penderecki) and unduly neglected composers (such as Baird, Serocki, Krauze) reacted to these upheavals form the core of this study of an incredibly rich musical history.Since the death of Szymanowski in 1937, Poland's music has been influenced by violent political upheavals--World War Two, the Stalinism of the Cold War, the 'thaw' of the late 1950s and 60s, the election of the Polish Pope and the rise and fall of the Solidarity Trade Union. Issues of how artistic freedom was exercised and how well-known figures (Lutoslawski, Górecki, Penderecki) and unduly neglected composers (such as Baird, Serocki, Krauze) reacted to these upheavals form the core of this study of an incredibly rich musical history.Issues of how artistic freedom was exercised and how well-known figures (Lutoslawski, Górecki, Penderecki) and unduly neglected composers (Baird, Serocki, Krauze) reacted to political upheavals form the core of this study of an incredibly rich musical history. Since the death of Szymanowski in 1937, Poland's music has been influenced by violent political upheavals--World War II, the Stalinism of the Cold War, the thaw of the late 1950s and 60s, the election of the Polish Pope and the rise and fall of the Solidarity Trade Union.List of musical examples; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I. The Captive Muse: 1. Szymanowski and his legacy; 2. The Second World War; 3. Post-war reconstruction; 4. Socialist realism I: its onset and genres; 5. Socialist realism II: concert musilã¤