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A Friend's Guide to Chamber Music: World Trends Since 1900, a companion to the earlier guide European Trends From Haydn to Shostakovich, explores international developments of this unique collaborative form. Organized chronologically and by geographical regions, World Trends offers a survey of significant works written for a small group of concert instruments. The book opens at 1900, the approximate moment when musical concepts began to change rapidly during the eventful years before World War 1, and progresses into the post-modernist decades of the early twenty-first century. Intended for performers, listeners, students, and chamber programmers, the guide can be used either as a reference or as a glimpse of cultural history -- which can effectively be viewed through the lens of chamber music, a multi-faceted genre with many fascinating narratives.

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A treasure trove of knowledge and discovery, Monsman's book will deepen anyone's appreciation of the vast chamber music repertoire since 1900. A must-read for chamber music lovers. Wu Han: Pianist and Artistic Director, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Music@ Menlo; ArtistLed This book is essential reading not only for music specialists but also for anyone interested in the history of ideas and cultural transformation during the decades that witnessed more change than in any other century. Carol Garrard: Author Monsman's guide fills a void among references, particularly regarding more modern works. Comprehensive and clearly articulated, its commentaries provide vivid pictures of both familiar and unfamiliar but worthy additions to the repertoire. Her lively scholarship will give the reader much to consider. Peter Rejto: Artistic Director, Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival: Emeritus Professor of Cello, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music

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Nancy Monsman is a program note writer and avid chamber musician. She earned degrees in English literature and cello performance from Northwestern University and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Arizona. ""A Friend's Guide to Chamber Music: World Trends Since 1900"" is her second book devoted to the genre.

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