Exploring Twentieth-Century Music: Tradition and Innovation - Softcover

Whittall, Arnold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521016681 ISBN 13: 9780521016681

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This study of the music of a group of important composers of the twentieth century includes Debussy, Webern, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Bartók, Janácek, Britten, Carter, Birtwistle, Andriessen and Adams. Arnold Whittall explores the cultural contexts and critical perspectives which shed light on certain works by these composers. In particular, he reveals the continuum between the progressive and the conservative underlying the great variety of styles and musical genres in twentieth-century composition.

About this title

Book Description:

In this wide-ranging book, Arnold Whittall explores the music of a group of important composers of the twentieth century, including Debussy, Webern, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Bartók, Janácek, Britten, Carter, Birtwistle, Andriessen and Adams. He moves skilfully between the cultural and the musical to explore the contexts and critical perspectives which illuminate certain works by these composers. In particular he demonstrates the continuum between the progressive and the conservative which can be shown to underpin the huge variety of styles and musical genres found in twentieth-century composition.

About the Author:

Arnold Whittall is Professor Emeritus of Music Theory and Analysis at King's College London and he has written widely on twentieth-century music. His recent publications include The Music of Britten and Tippett (1990) and Musical Composition in the Twentieth Century (1999).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521016681
• ISBN 13: 9780521016681
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252