20th century & contemporary classical music books

Tells the story of an individual life, an excavation of African American musical resistance and dominant white historiography,...  Read More >>

Musical analyses of works by thirteen Russian composers show how approaches to tonality, modernism, and serialism...  Read More >>

"Research on the process of European integration is usually restricted to the political, economic and legal aspects...  Read More >>

Bringing together interviews from an impressive roster of over fifty music writers, Mike Hilleary offers up an engaging...  Read More >>

Bringing together interviews from an impressive roster of over fifty music writers, Mike Hilleary offers up an engaging...  Read More >>

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Drawing upon extensive archival research, interview material and musical analysis, Laura Hamer presents an innovative...  Read More >>

Recomposing the Past is a book concerned with the complex but important ways in which we engage with the past in...  Read More >>

The displacement of Chou Wen-chung from his native China in 1948 forced him into Western-European culture. Ultimately...  Read More >>

The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell studies the compositions for wind band by twentieth-century composer Henry Cowell,...  Read More >>

This book studies recent music in the western classical tradition, offering a critique of current analytical/theoretical...  Read More >>

This book is the first detailed study of the life and music of British composer Madeleine Dring (1923–1977). From...  Read More >>

Popular Musicology and Identity paves new paths for studying popular music’s entwinement with gender, sexuality,...  Read More >>

""An overview of recent developments and the current state of music composition, and a guide for students and composers...  Read More >>

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"""An overview of recent developments and the current state of music composition, and a guide for students and composers...  Read More >>

This edited volume brings together some of today’s most exciting music scholars to engage with the multifaceted...  Read More >>

Parlour songs were the pop hits of the Victorian era, and some of the biggest hit-makers of the day were women....  Read More >>

This book on André Jolivet investigates his music, life and influence as a major figure in French music of the twentieth...  Read More >>

Miriama Young explores the relationship between the human voice and recording technology, offering startling insights...  Read More >>

This Companion constitutes the most significant and comprehensive reference source to the composer in English. Edited...  Read More >>

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The rapid transition of percussion practices from the fringes of musical activity to the forefront over the past...  Read More >>

This edited volume shows how a vibrant field of cultural exchange between East and West was taking place during...  Read More >>

Percy Grainger has remained on the margins of American music history and twentieth-century modernism. This volume...  Read More >>