20th century & contemporary classical music books

As a follow-up to her book exploring musical and political cultures in France from the Dreyfus Affair to the First...  Read More >>

The works of twenty composers from the golden age of English romantic song, major figures - Parry, Stanford, Vaughan...  Read More >>

A poetic biography of French composer Olivier Messiaen, coupled with pastel illustrations, capturing both the desolation...  Read More >>

Throughout his life, which spanned the greater part of the twentieth century (1905-1998), Sir Michael Tippett was...  Read More >>

Where did musical minimalism come from-and what does it mean? In this significant revisionist account of minimalist...  Read More >>

Die meisten großen schöpferischen Gestalten sind auf Freunde angewiesen, auf begeisterte Parteigänger und schrankenlose...  Read More >>

Georges Barrere (1876-1944) holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute playing. This work examines...  Read More >>

A memoir from the former longtime director of the University of Pennsylvania's Glee Club.  Read More >>

Ton de Leeuw’s lifetime engagement with music, European and Oriental, gives this book its unique insight into what...  Read More >>

Features a post-cold-war biography of Shostakovich's illustrious but turbulent career under Soviet rule. The author...  Read More >>

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An analysis of the music of Charles Ives.  Read More >>

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Although Charles Ives has long been viewed as the quintessential American composer, he placed himself in the European...  Read More >>

Of all the great pop-music books written, it is worth savouring You Don't Have To Say You Love Me for its brilliant...  Read More >>

"This is a study of Bartok's opera ""Bluebeard's Castle"". It adopts a broad approach to the study of opera by introducing,...  Read More >>

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"Benjamin Britten was an English composer, whose works include ""Peter Grimes"", ""Billy Budd"", and more, while...  Read More >>

John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He...  Read More >>

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These letters cover all aspects of Warlock's music, and give a vivid glimpse of the early 20th-century musical and...  Read More >>

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The words surrounding music influence how we listen to it.  Read More >>

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