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Chopin's Polish ballade : op. 38 as narrative of national martyrdom /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bellman, Jonathan, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Chopin, Frédéric, > 1810-1849. > Ballades, > piano.
Ballades (Instrumental music) > History and criticism.
Piano music > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • Two versions, two keys, and "certain poems of Mickiewicz"
  • Genesis of a narrative process
  • Hearing Konrad Wallenrod : the first ballade, op. 23
  • Op. 38 and the genre issue
  • The Polish pilgrims and the operatic imperative
  • Martyrdom and exile : the narrative of Chopin's F major ballade.