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The Companion To 20th-century Music

The Companion To 20th-century Music

by Norman Lebrecht
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/08/1996
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Twentieth century music has been remarkable for its pluralism. The various stylesatonality, neo-classicism, nationalism, serialism, jazz, computer music, minimalism, electronics, folklorism, happenings, sheer chancehave been far from monolithic, and experimentation has been, perhaps, the centurys only defining feature. With over 2500 entries, The Companion to 20th-Century Music is the first book to comprehensively define and applaud this diversity. Norman Lebrecht celebrates variety and innovation, assessing composers and musicians according to artistic merit rather than ideological or institutional eminence. He states that his purpose is to demythologize, to enlighten, and to entertain, so he writes in a readable, narrative style, free of jargon and abbreviations. The end result is the perfect companion to the music of our time.
ISBN:
9780306807343
9780306807343
Category:
20th century & contemporary classical music
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-08-1996
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hachette Books
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
440
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x23mm
Weight:
0.46kg
Norman Lebrecht

Norman Lebrecht is the author of twelve works of non-fiction, including the international bestsellers The Maestro Myth, Why Mahler? and The Life and Death of Classical Music, which have been translated into seventeen languages.

His first novel, The Song of Names, won a Whitbread Award and is being released this year as a major feature film. He now writes for the Spectator and the Wall Street Journal, and is working on his fourth novel. He lives in London.

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