Composers on Modern Music Culture: An Anthology of Readings on Twentieth Century Music
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ISBN: 0028647513 / Publisher: Schirmer Books, February 1999
Collects 30 essays from major composers of the 20th century, each dealing with cultural and aestheti...
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Collects 30 essays from major composers of the 20th century, each dealing with cultural and aesthetic questions that have shaped music in the modern period. Together, the contributions provide an overview of the this century's musical theories, history, and coming trends. Many of the essays appear in this volume in English for the first time. Contributing composers include Debussy, Bartok, Ravel, Schoenberg, Cage, Ives, Schuller, and Ellington. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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