Abstract
The volume of musical stylistics we present, a rare presence in the Romanian musicology of the second half of the twentieth century, is worth revisiting with a critical eye these days, when paradigms are changing and new perspectives arise on passed ages standing the test of time. We are now certain that the researchers’ opinions have become more clear, the volume’s author included, while, essentially, the information, the comments, the examples, the correlations, the openness towards other areas, the analytical methods, the power of persuasion, the open character of the debates, they are all completely contemporary with the present mentality, as well as with our demands and expectations. Moreover, the volume is actually visionary, anticipating the restoration of Enescu’s Strigoii (The Living Dead), on Eminescu’s lyrics, among the truly valuable musical works, and therefore reconfirming Maestro Cornel Țăranu as one of the main important exegetes of Enescu.

Keywords: Cornel Țăranu, musical stylistics, Debussy, Stravinsky, Schönberg, Berg, Enescu

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