Twentieth-century music : an introduction / Eric Salzman.
| Author/creator | Salzman, Eric |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, [1967] |
| Description | 196 pages : music, portraits ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Prentice-Hall history of music series Prentice-Hall history of music series. ^A256410 |
| Contents | Part I. Twentieth-century music and the past -- Part II. The breakdown of traditional tonality. The sources -- The revolution: Paris. Debussy ; After Debussy -- The revolution: Vienna. Berg and Webern -- Part III. The new tonalities. Stravinsky and neo-classicism -- Neo-classicism and neo-tonality in France. Ravel ; "Les six" -- Neo-classicism and neo-tonality outside of France. Hindemith and Gebrauchsmusik ; The diffusion of neo-classicism outside of France -- National styles. Eastern Europe: Bartok ; Eastern Europe; Hungary and Czechoslovakia ; Eastern Europe: Russia ; Northern Europe: Scandinavia ; Northern Europe: England ; Southern Europe; Italy and Spain ; Latin America ; The United States -- Part IV. Atonality and twelve-tone music. The Viennese school. Schoenberg and the twelve-tone idea ; Berg and Webern -- The diffusion of twelve-tone music. Central Europe ; Elsewhere in Europe ; The United States -- Part V. The avant-garde. Before World War II; the sources. Ives ; Other innovators; Varese -- Ultrarationality and electronic music. Babbitt and serialsim ; European serialism ; Electronic music -- Anti-rationality and aleatory -- The new performed music. |
| Abstract | Offering complete, accurate coverage in a tightly condensed, simple format, this comprehensive exploration of modern music deals primarily with the music itself and musical ideas. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 66022097 |
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