Anthology of Twentieth-Century Music (Norton Introduction to Music History) - Softcover

Morgan, Robert P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393952843 ISBN 13: 9780393952841

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1992

Synopsis

Designed to accompany and supplement the author's survey, Twentieth-Century Music: A History of Musical Style in Modern Europe and America, this selection of 29 works or groups of works by 24 composers covers a time span from 1903 to 1983.

Since the music is characterized principally by its diversity - by the different schools and movements moving forward simultaneously - it poses special problems for those lacking extensive analytical experience. Therefore, Morgan has included, for each selection, an analytical essay in which he discusses the overall character of the music in question, avoiding special terminology and technical jargon wherever possible. All musical genres are represented and only complete works, movements or integral sections are included. To assist the reader, the book includes instructions on how to read a score and a chart of instrumental names and abbreviations.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert P. Morgan, historian, composer, and theorist, received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and is currently on the music faculty at Yale University.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0393952843
• ISBN 13: 9780393952841
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464