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Lectures on British Neoclassic Literature

Lectures on British Neoclassic Literature

Beginning in 1660 and ending in 1785, the Neoclassic Period in literature includes such great literary works as Jonathan Swift’s GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, Alexander Pope’s THE RAPE OF THE LOCK, and William Congreve’s THE WAY OF THE WORLD. This lecture book is intended primarily as a resource for [...]

September 12th, 2010 | Category: Neoclassic Books | Comments are closed

Neoclassical Music Composers and Their Works

Perhaps the most famous Neoclassical musician and composer was Igor Stravinsky. Stravinsky’s best known compositions were The Firebird, Pulcinella, The Soldier’s Tale, Apollon Musagete, The Rite of Spring, his Symphony of Salms, Orpheus and L’Histoire du oldate, and Symphony in Three Movements. In these works Stravinsky changed things up by using mostly the piano, wind instruments and choral works instead of the typical grand orchestra style of ballet of the time. Especially Pulcinella is an important work in his career asit was Pulcinella that led him to neoclassical style. First performance of Pulcinella was a big success with costumes produced by Picasso and simple, modern music of Igor Stravinsky.
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July 14th, 2009 | Category: Neoclassical Music | Comments are closed