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OverviewHungarian composer and musician Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967) is best known for his pedagogical system, the Kodály Method, which has been influential in the development of music education around the world. Author Anna Dalos considers, for the first time in publication, Kodály’s career beyond the classroom and provides a comprehensive assessment of his works as a composer. A noted collector of Hungarian folk music, Kodály adapted the traditional heritage musics in his own compositions, greatly influencing the work of his contemporary, Béla Bartók. Highlighting Kodály’s major music experiences, Dalos shows how his musical works were also inspired by Brahms, Wagner, Debussy, Palestrina, and Bach. Set against the backdrop of various oppressive regimes of twentieth-century Europe, this study of Kodály’s career also explores decisive, extramusical impulses, such as his bitter experiences of World War I, Kodály’s reception of classical antiquity, and his interpretation of the male and female roles in his music. Written by the leading Kodály expert, this impressive work of historical and musical insight provides a timely and much-needed English-language treatment of the twentieth-century composer. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anna DalosPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 27 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780520300040ISBN 10: 0520300041 Pages: 298 Publication Date: 08 September 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of Contents"Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Zoltán Kodály's Path 2. Kodály the Brahmin: The Beginning of the Composer's Career 3. A Paradigm Shift: The Reinterpretation of the Folk Song Concept 4. Finding the Voice of His ""Deepest Inner Self"": The Case of String Quartet No. 1 5. Commentaries on Debussy: Kodály's Turn toward Western Modernity 6. Nausicaa, Sappho, and Other Women in Love: Women and Modernism in Kodály's Songs 7. ""From These Times of War"": The Case of String Quartet No. 2 8. Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man: Kodály after the Trianon Treaty (1920) 9. An Encounter with a Young Man: The Peacock Variations 10. Palestrina in Budapest: Kodály's Views on Church Music 11. Why Jeppesen?: Kodály's Readings on Counterpoint 12. Hungarian Counterpoint: Contrapuntal Technique in Kodály's Works 13. The Art of Fugue: About Kodály's Concerto 14. A Symphonic Self-Portrait: The Last Years Epilogue Chronology of the Life of Zoltán Kodály Notes Bibliography General Index Index of Kodály's Works"ReviewsThis book is a major contribution to the growing English-language literature on Hungarian music-history . . . Dalos, with her excellent command of English and expansive knowledge of Kodaly's role in Hungarian music-history, is an ideal scholar to re-introduce Kodaly to the English-speaking world as one of the great classical composers and minds of the twentieth century. * Hungarian Cultural Studies * This book is a major contribution to the growing English-language literature on Hungarian music-history . . . Dalos, with her excellent command of English and expansive knowledge of Kodaly's role in Hungarian music-history, is an ideal scholar to re-introduce Kodaly to the English-speaking world as one of the great classical composers and minds of the twentieth century. * Hungarian Cultural Studies * The great merit of Dalos's extremely informative and readable book is to bring Kodaly out of his shadowy existence as 'Bartok's little-known, almost mysterious companion'... Since the book not only represents an enormous scholarly gain but is also eminently suitable for pedagogical purposes, it is certain to be widely received. * Studia Musicologica * This book will be of particular interest to musicologists and those interested in aspects of Kodaly's life that are not yet as celebrated internationally, but which remained a major impetus for his commitment to a better music education in Hungary. * Journal of the History of Music Education * Author InformationAnna Dalos is a musicologist and Head of the Archives for 20th- and 21st-Century Hungarian Music at the Institute for Musicology of the Research Centre for the Humanities, Budapest. She is the author of two monographs on Zoltán Kodály and is a leading scholar on his work. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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