New sounds : a listener's guide to new music / John Schaefer.
| Author/creator |
Schaefer, John |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Harper & Row, ©1987. |
| Description | xvi, 297 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | "New sounds" - what's in a name? -- The electronic age -- Electro-acoustic: mixing old and new -- Process music -- Meet the minimalists -- New music from the concert hall -- World music -- Ethnic music: new sounds for western ears -- Unusual folk song arrangements -- ECM and Windham Hill: a tale of two labels -- The oldest and newest instruments -- The rock influence(s) -- Musicellaneous. |
| Abstract | Topics include electronic music, acoustic music, experimental ensembles, Minimalism, ethnic influences, Windham Hill's revival of impressionism, contemporary classical music, radical extensions of vocal music, invented instruments, and rock music. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discographies and index. |
| LCCN | 86045695 |
| ISBN | 0060550546 : |
| ISBN | 0060970812 (pbk.) : |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Reference | ML197 .S235 1987 | ✔ Available |