Shostakovich''s Preludes and Fugues
ISBN: 9780300149449
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Yale University Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Shostakovich Dmitrii Dmitrievich 1906–1975. Preliudii i fugi op. 87 piano;

This is the first book-length study of Shostakovich's Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues for piano, Opus 87. Mark Mazullo explains the cultural context in which Shostakovich composed, relates the cycle to piano works (by Bach, Hindemith, and others), and offers individual commentaries on each of the Preludes and Fugues.

Mark Mazullo is Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Department at Macalester College.

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