Music Under the Soviets by Andrey Olkhovsky - 9781032869940

Music Under the SovietsThe Agony of an Art\nAuthor(s): Andrey Olkhovsky\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032869940, 978-1032869940\nSynopsis\nMusic Under the Soviets [tel] examines the concept of Soviet music, its special characteristics and its differences from the musical tradition of the West. As the musical practice under the Soviet totalitarian dictatorship, it should be viewed as the musical policy of that regime, a policy which aims at the reconstruction of not only the historically developed musical forms but the essence of music itself as artistic creation. It was during the years of Stalin that Soviet music acquired its peculiar features, developed its most characteristic distinguishing marks, and determined the paths of its evolution.