20th century & contemporary classical music books

2370 books were found.

Musical Form and Transformation: Four Analytic Essays

Musical Form and Transformation: Four Analytic Essays...

Author: David Lewin
ISBN: 9780199759958
Format: Paperback
$69.95

Musical Form and Transformation collects four of David Lewin's analytic essays to stimulate thought about the general...  Read More >>

Gyorgy Ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti

Author: Richard Steinitz
ISBN: 9780571261116
Format: Electronic book text
$76.96

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Towards a Twenty-First-Century Feminist Politics of Music

Towards a Twenty-First-Century Feminist Politics of...

Author: Sally Macarthur
ISBN: 9781409409823
Format: Hardback
$336.00

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George Gershwin

George Gershwin

Author: Larry Starr
ISBN: 9780300111842
Format: Hardback
$118.80

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The Whistling Blackbird: Essays and Talks on New Music

The Whistling Blackbird: Essays and Talks on New Music...

Author: Dr Robert Morris (Customer)
ISBN: 9781580463492
Format: Hardback
$250.80

A collection of essays on new music, composers, and issues in American music criticism and aestheticson by composer...  Read More >>

Representations of the Orient in Western Music: Violence and Sensuality

Representations of the Orient in Western Music: Violence...

Author: Nasser Al-Taee
ISBN: 9780754664697
Format: Hardback
$336.00

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Gerald Finzi: His Life and Music

Gerald Finzi: His Life and Music

Author: Diana McVeagh
ISBN: 9781843836025
Format: Paperback
$51.72

Critically acclaimed biography of one of England's best loved composers, with a full discussion and evaluation of...  Read More >>

The Faber Pocket Guide to Britten

The Faber Pocket Guide to Britten

Author: John Bridcut
ISBN: 9780571237760
Format: Paperback
$52.80

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The Pleasure of Modernist Music: Listening, Meaning, Intention, Ideology

The Pleasure of Modernist Music: Listening, Meaning,...

Author: Arved Ashby (Royalty Account) ,  Professor Amy Bauer (Customer)
ISBN: 9781580463751
Format: Paperback
$105.47

An exploration of the meaning and reception of ""modernist"" music.  Read More >>

Karajan: The Master's Style

Karajan: The Master's Style

Author: Vittoria Crespi Morbio
ISBN: 9788842217046
Format: Hardback
$105.60

An original portrait of this multi-faceted and complex conductor, of legendary fame.  Read More >>

Leon Kirchner: Composer, Performer, and Teacher

Leon Kirchner: Composer, Performer, and Teacher

Author: Professor Robert Riggs (Customer)
ISBN: 9781580463430
Format: Hardback
$211.20

Biography of the late American composer Leon Kirchner (1919-2009), exploring his work and important personal associations....  Read More >>

Richard Rodney Bennett: The Complete Musician

Richard Rodney Bennett: The Complete Musician

Author: Anthony Meredith ,  Paul Harris
ISBN: 9781849385459
Format: Hardback
$58.99

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, in the enormous diversity of his activities, is arguably the most complete musician....  Read More >>

Violin Concerto - Violin/Piano Reduction

Violin Concerto - Violin/Piano Reduction

Author: William Walton ,  David Lloyd-Jones
ISBN: 9780193367715
Format: Undefined
$104.79

for violin and piano Violin and piano reduction of Walton's Violin Concerto, based on the edition published in...  Read More >>

Musical Style and Social Meaning: Selected Essays

Musical Style and Social Meaning: Selected Essays

Author: DerekB. Scott
ISBN: 9780754629306
Format: Hardback
$378.00

Why do we feel justified in using adjectives such as romantic, erotic, heroic, melancholic, and a hundred others...  Read More >>

The Pope′s Maestro

The Pope′s Maestro

Author: Sir Gilbert Levine
ISBN: 9780470490655
Format: Hardback
$73.79

The true story of an unlikely friendship between a prominent Jewish- American conductor and the beloved Pope John...  Read More >>

Imogen Holst: A Life in Music: Revised Edition

Imogen Holst: A Life in Music: Revised Edition

Author: Christopher Grogan
ISBN: 9781843835998
Format: Paperback
$77.60

This paperback edition is updated to include new insights into Holst's life and work resulting from the discovery...  Read More >>

The Influence of European Literary and Artistic Representations of the 'Orient' on Western Orchestral Compositions, Ca. 1840-1920: From Oriental Inspiration to 'Erotic Orchestration'

The Influence of European Literary and Artistic Representations...

Author: Jonathan Little
ISBN: 9780773414266
Format: Hardback
$422.27

A comprehensive survey of the major sources of inspiration for Western composers who sought to infuse their musical...  Read More >>

Letters from a Life: the Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976: Volume Five: 1958-1965

Letters from a Life: the Selected Letters of Benjamin...

Author: Philip Reed ,  Mervyn Cooke
ISBN: 9781843835912
Format: Hardback
$211.20

This fifth volume of Britten's letters covers a period of intense activity in his life and works, culminating in...  Read More >>

Partita for Glenn Gould: An Inquiry Into the Nature of Genius

Partita for Glenn Gould: An Inquiry Into the Nature...

Author: Georges Leroux ,  Georges Leroux
ISBN: 9780773538108
Format: Hardback
$79.07

A privileged look into the life of a solitary artist with an extraordinary gift for communicating art to everyone....  Read More >>

Images and Ideas in Modern French Piano Music: The Extra-Musical Subtext in Piano Works by Ravel, Debussy, and Messiaen

Images and Ideas in Modern French Piano Music: The Extra-Musical...

Author: Siglind Bruhn
ISBN: 9781576471975
Format: Paperback
$121.44

In our visually-oriented society, music appears to stand apart from other arts. Yet just as a poet can write a poem...  Read More >>

Cello Concerto - Cello/Piano Reduction

Cello Concerto - Cello/Piano Reduction

Author: William Walton
ISBN: 9780193367692
Format: Undefined
$100.19

Cello and piano reduction of Walton's Cello Concerto, based on the edition published in the Walton Edition Violin...  Read More >>

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