Nicolas Nabokov : a life in freedom and music

This first biography of Nicolas Nabokov (1903-78) reevaluates the role of the Russian-born American composer as a postwar cultural force, notably as secretary general of the Congress for Cultural Freedom in the 1950s and 1960s, and the contribution to twentieth-century music of this collaborator of...

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1. Verfasser: Giroud, Vincent 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015
Schlagworte:Composers Nabokov, Nicolas
Umfang:1 online resource
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Zusammenfassung:This first biography of Nicolas Nabokov (1903-78) reevaluates the role of the Russian-born American composer as a postwar cultural force, notably as secretary general of the Congress for Cultural Freedom in the 1950s and 1960s, and the contribution to twentieth-century music of this collaborator of Diaghilev, Stravinsky, and Balanchine.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 20, 2015)
Beschreibung:1 online resource
ISBN:9780199399932
019939993X
9780199399895
0199399891
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199399895.001.0001