The Rake's Progress and Stravinsky's Return: The Composer's Evolving Approach to Setting Text

Stravinsky has a deserved reputation for manipulating the sound of words, which, among other factors, has given rise to accusations of “antihumanism” against the composer and his music. However, close analysis of the opera The Rake's Progress (1948–51) shows that Stravinsky actually takes care...

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