Editions of Chopin’s Works in the Nineteenth Century

Aspects of Reception History

von Wojciech Bońkowski

366 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book presents the editions of Chopin’s works as cultural texts and gives account of the main events in their reception history. Based on a new typology and an overview of copyright and economics, 140 editions evidence a dominance of a few popular works and genres (nocturnes, mazurkas, waltzes) and two distinctive tendencies in editing: academic (historical-monumental) and popular (salon & entertainment music). Four case studies research real-life typology, reprints, edition filiation, and the use of compositional sources. The author addresses edition aesthetics, from musical work ontology through national aspects of reception and recontextualisation strategies to the role of women in Chopin editing and axiological aspects of editions. The appendix includes forewords to major Chopin editions.

• Reihe: Eastern European Studies in Musicology
• Themen: Kunst Musik Musikinstrumente Tasteninstrumente
• ISBN: 9783631629413
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.11.2016
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften