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Music since the First World War / Arnold Whittall.

Author/creator Whittall, Arnold
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : St. Martin's Press, 1977.
Descriptionvii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Part one. The survival of tonality. Symphonic music I. Nielsen ; Sibelius ; Vaughan Williams and others -- Bela Bartok -- Igor Stravinsky -- Symphonic music II. Hindemith ; Prokofiev ; Shostakovich and others -- Opera. Richard Strauss ; Weill ; Janacek ; Prokofiev ; Britten and others -- Part two. Twelve-note music. Arnold Schoenberg -- Alban Berg -- Anton Webern -- The spread of serialism. Stravinsky ; Sessions ; Gerhard ; Dallapiccola ; Babbitt -- Part three. From past to future. The radical aesthetic. Satie ; Varese ; Cage and others -- Thre individualists. Tippett ; Messiaen ; Carter -- Seven Europeans. Lutoslawski ; Xenakis ; Ligeti ; Berio ; Boulez ; Henze ; Stockhausen.
Abstract In this survey of the most significant composers and their techniques over a period of more than half a century, the author discusses the principal events and trends of modern musical history. He describes and illustrates the continued but declining commitment to tonality, the establishment and exploration of twelve-note serialism, and the gradual emergence of new aesthetic attitudes and concepts of musical form.
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 271-272) and index.
LCCN 77071650
ISBN0312554923

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML197.W55 M8 1977 ✔ Available Place Hold