Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique)Also explored is the dark side of the symphony's political interpretation in the twentieth century, especially its transformation into a cultural icon of the Third Reich."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Contents
Pathetic metaphors for sexuality and race gambling and destiny | 1 |
Background and early reception | 13 |
Form and largescale harmony | 22 |
The notsosecret program a hypothesis | 36 |
Compositional genesis the Six Romances Op 73 and the Pathetique | 74 |
Deconstructing homosexual grande passion pathetique | 83 |
Platonic postlude | 114 |
Appendices | 116 |
Notes | 122 |
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| Title | Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) Cambridge Music Handbooks Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6, Timothy L. Jackson |
| Author | Timothy L. Jackson |
| Editor | Julian Rushton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0521646766, 9780521646765 |
| Length | 154 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / General Music / Genres & Styles / Classical Music / History & Criticism Music / Individual Composer & Musician |
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