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Twenty Israeli Composers: Voices of a Culture Author: Robert Fleisher $32.99 |
Twenty Israeli Composers: Voices of a Culture |
Editorial Review:
Israel's contemporary art music reflects a modern society that is an intricate fabric of national and ethnic origins, languages and dialects, customs and traditions - a heterogeneous culture of cultures. It is a rich and distinctive environment - at once ancient and modern, Western and non-Western, spiritual and secular, traditional and progressive. Twenty Israeli Composers, the first published collection of interviews with Israeli composers, explores this developing and distinctive music culture. The featured composers have earned distinction in Israel and abroad, and reflect the pluralism of Israeli art music, culture, and society. In first-person narrative, they discuss the interaction of inspiration, method, and cultural context in their work, revealing both international and national influence and scope. Three generations of contemporary composers - immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe, North and South America, and native sabras - share their ideas about music, the creative process, and their experiences as artists living and working in Israel. Robert Fleisher furnishes a biographical sketch of each composer, followed by a summary of recent accomplishments. The book also includes a bibliography, discography, and information for further study.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
incredibly illuminating on an opaque part of the globe:
When encountering/appraising other cultures we often find a confusion of concept,a hit or miss situation,a steady stream of befuddled provincial generalizations, misinformation,or none,no information at all.
For the realm of politics it's clear,certain powers control that,those threads and conduits of information,shape it, fashion it however and whatever they want to suit particular political necessities.
In speaking of culture however I'd suspect the channels would be relatively more...more info
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