Author: Robert FinkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Language of Twentieth Century Music
Author: Robert FinkDictionary of the Twentieth-century Music
Author: John VintonBaker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Classical Musicians
Author: Nicolas SlonimskyPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1618
Book Description
This new edition (last, 1992) includes entries on some 500 musicians who were not included in the eighth edition (such as violin virtuoso Sarah Chang) and updates many others (such as composer John Cage, who died after the 8th edition was published). As before, entries also include musicians and composers of the 1800s and artists from other musical genres whose work has significantly influenced 20th century classical music. A glossary of terms is included at the end of the volume. c. Book News Inc.
Dictionary of Twentieth-century Music
Author: John VintonMusic Notation in the Twentieth Century
Author: Kurt StonePublisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780393950533
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
In this comprehensive and definitive survey of current notation procedures, Kurt Stone has brought order to a field traditionally fraught with confusion and idiosyncrasy. He not only describes and recommends new methods for notating modern music, thereby establishing standard procedures for the present and future, but integrates them with traditional practices still in use. The result is a guide to all forms of notation used in serious music today.
Music of the Twentieth Century
Author: Ton de LeeuwPublisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9053567658
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Ton de Leeuw was a truly groundbreaking composer. As evidenced by his pioneering study of compositional methods that melded Eastern traditional music with Western musical theory, he had a profound understanding of the complex and often divisive history of twentieth-century music. Now his renowned chronicle Music of the Twentieth Century is offered here in a newly revised English-language edition. Music of the Twentieth Century goes beyond a historical survey with its lucid and impassioned discussion of the elements, structures, compositional principles, and terminologies of twentieth-century music. De Leeuw draws on his experience as a composer, teacher, and music scholar of non-European music traditions, including Indian, Indonesian, and Japanese music, to examine how musical innovations that developed during the twentieth century transformed musical theory, composition, and scholarly thought around the globe.
Historical Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Classical Music
Author: Nicole V. GagnéPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538122987
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
The contemporary music scene thus embodies a uniquely broad spectrum of activity, which has grown and changed down to the present hour. With new talents emerging and different technologies developing as we move further into the 21st century, no one can predict what paths music will take next. All we can be certain of is that the inspiration and originality that make music live will continue to bring awe, delight, fascination, and beauty to the people who listen to it. This book cover modernist and postmodern concert music worldwide from the years 1888 to 2018. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Classical Music contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on the most important composers, musicians, methods, styles, and media in modernist and postmodern classical music worldwide, from 1888 to 2018. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about modern and contemporary classical music.
Harvard Dictionary of Music
Author: Willi ApelPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674375017
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
Contains nearly 1000 pages of precise and accessible information on all musical subjects.
A Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Noah WebsterPublisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
The Pimlico Dictionary of 20th-century Composers
Author: Mark MorrisPublisher: Twentieth century composers
ISBN: 9780712665681
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The Pimlico Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Composers surveys the entire field of twentieth-century music in the classical Western tradition, for newcomers and experts alike. Including over 500 composers and discussing in depth the music of 350 of them, this dictionary is arranged by country, from Argentina and Austria to the Ukraine and the USA. Each country has an introduction to its twentieth-century music, followed by entries on individual composers and lists of recommended works. Those fresh to modern music can find helpful information and discover new composers. For the expert, the sheer scope of the guide will introduce many an unfamilar but interesting work. Written with passion and extensive knowledge of the variety of modern music, The Pimlico Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Composers gives us a comprehensive overview and will be invaluable as a reference book for generations to come.