Introduction to Contemporary Music (Second Edition)

Machlis, Joseph; Joseph Machlis (Author)

ISBN 10: 0393090264 / ISBN 13: 9780393090260

Published by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York & London, 1979

About this Item

694 pp. Solidly bound copy and dj with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Seller Inventory # 3iCb0069

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Contemporary Music (Second Edition)
• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York & London
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393090264
• ISBN 13: 9780393090260
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Mike McIver (Jacket Design); Christian Steiner (Jacket Photo)
• Edition: 2nd Edition/1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music, Music History & Studies, Musicology, etc.
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research

About this title

Synopsis

Biographical and historical data and clear technical explanations are featured in a guide to the appreciation of twentieth-century music that includes a full discussion of trends since 1961, a dictionary of composers, and a concentrated review of musical concepts

About the Author

The late Joseph Machlis was professor of music at Queens College of the City University of New York. Among his many publications are Introduction to Contemporary Music (Norton) and singing translations for many operas.