Jón Leifs and the musical invention of Iceland /
In Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland, Árni Heimir Ingólfsson provides a striking account of the dramatic career of Iceland's iconic composer. Leifs (1899-1968) was the first Icelander to devote himself fully to composition and this book enriches our appreciation of his music by exp...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Music, nature, place.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | In Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland, Árni Heimir Ingólfsson provides a striking account of the dramatic career of Iceland's iconic composer. Leifs (1899-1968) was the first Icelander to devote himself fully to composition and this book enriches our appreciation of his music by exploring the political, literary and environmental contexts that influenced his work. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 383 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0253044073 9780253044075 |
