Harmony And Discord: Music And The Transformati... May 2026

The book focuses on the as the primary engine for change, moving music away from its reliance on serfs and foreign performers toward a structured, professional Russian infrastructure.

Lynn M. Sargeant’s (2011) provides a detailed look at how music moved from private salons to public institutions in Russia between 1859 and 1918. Harmony and Discord: Music and the Transformati...

Sargeant argues that the structures built by the RMS were so robust that they survived the 1917 Revolution to become the foundation for the entire . This makes the book essential for understanding the bridge between Tsarist and Soviet cultural policy. Harmony and Discord - Lynn M. Sargeant The book focuses on the as the primary

Focuses on the founding of the Russian Musical Society and its role in public life. Harmony and Discord: Music and the Transformati...