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This digital document is an article from The Modern Language Review, published by Modern Humanities Research Association on October 1, 2002. The length of the article is 7746 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The interaction between the avant-garde and totalitarianism in 1920s Germany is illustrated by Johannes R. Becher's version of the poem '150 000 000' by Soviet author Vladimir Mayakovsky. Becher's version is a personal interpretation that provides insight into his aesthetic reasons for committing himself to the Communist Party.

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Title: 'Eine Sprechmaschine bin ich': Johannes R. Becher's version of Majakovskij's 150 000 000.(Critical Essay)
Author: Peter Maxwell Davies
Publication: The Modern Language Review (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 2002
Publisher: Modern Humanities Research Association
Volume: 97Issue: 4Page: 892-908

Article Type: Critical Essay

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A guide to the music of Britain's most prominent living composer, this volume contains the most complete listing available of Davies's works (unpublished as well as published) plus a comprehensive discography and a bibliography of nearly 1,000 items. Each entry is keyed to the discography and the annotated bibliography. There is also a brief biography. Maxwell Davies is extremely prolific, with nearly 300 compositions to his credit so far. He is also a conductor of distinction. This work will be of interest to scholars and students as well as anyone interested in 20th-century composers. Davies currently holds the posts of Associate Conductor/Composer with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic, among other positions. Moreover, he has been a strong voice in support of music education in Britain and has composed many works for children and young performers. When he taught music to children, he encouraged them to compose, believing that most have a natural musical ability. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on September 1, 1996. The length of the article is 711 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Max: The Life and Music of Peter Maxwell Davies.
Author: Mary C. Francis
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1996
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: v53Issue: n1Page: p79(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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Start Point is a collection of four tunes written for the Sanday Fiddle Club.First performed in their entirety in 2006 at the St Magnus Festival, the names of the tunes are names of places on the Orkney Islands, where Maxwell Davies has lived since the 1970s. Evocative, unassuming, and accessible, the appealing character and flexibility of these works reflects their genesis. They are suited to a variety of purposes and could be played by both string quartet and string ensemble. ... Read more