{"product_id":"j-n-leifs-and-the-musical-invention-of-iceland-9780253044051","title":"Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eJón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 at a time when a local music scene was only beginning to take form. He was a fervent nationalist in his art, fashioning an idiosyncratic and uncompromising 'Icelandic' sound from traditions of vernacular music with the aim to legitimize Iceland as an independent, culturally empowered nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to exploring Leifs's career, Ingólfsson provides detailed descriptions of Leifs's major works and their cultural contexts. Leifs's music was inspired by the Icelandic landscape and includes auditory depictions of volcanos, geysers, and waterfalls. The raw quality of his orchestral music is frequently enhanced by an expansive percussion section, including anvils, stones, sirens, bells, ships' chains, shotguns, and cannons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLargely neglected in his own lifetime, Leifs's music has been rediscovered in recent years and hailed as a singular and deeply original contribution to twentieth-century music. \u003ci\u003eJón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland\u003c\/i\u003e enriches our understanding and appreciation of Leifs and his music by exploring the political, literary and environmental contexts that influenced his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Árni Heimir Ingólfsson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253044051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eÁrni Heimir Ingólfsson is Artistic Advisor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Visiting Professor at the Iceland Academy of the Arts. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJón Leifs--Líf í tónum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was nominated for the Icelandic Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39946292691059,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9961dbb0-395a-439f-95e0-7a2b544ee42b.jpg?v=1648313167","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/j-n-leifs-and-the-musical-invention-of-iceland-9780253044051","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}