20th century & contemporary classical music books

2375 books were found.

Mahler

Mahler
Author: Michael Kennedy ISBN: 9780198164807 Format: Paperback	$59.95
In this revised and enlarged edition of his Master Musicians volume, Michael Kennedy has drawn on new documentary... Read More >>

Witold Lutoslawski: A Bio-Bibliography

Witold Lutoslawski: A Bio-Bibliography
Author: Stanislaw Bedkowski , Stanislaw Hrabia ISBN: 9780313259623 Format: Hardback	$120.00
It includes a detailed catalogue of the composer's works and performances, including his film music, incidental... Read More >>

A History of the Oratorio: Vol. 4: The Oratorio in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

A History of the Oratorio: Vol. 4: The Oratorio in the...
Author: Howard E. Smither ISBN: 9780807825112 Format: Hardback	$303.60
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For the Birds: John Cage in Conversation with Daniel Charles

For the Birds: John Cage in Conversation with Daniel...
Author: John Cage ISBN: 9780714526911 Format: Paperback	$52.67
One of America's great twentieth-century composers in a series of wide-ranging conversations. Read More >>

M: Writings, 1967-72

M: Writings, 1967-72
Author: John Cage ISBN: 9780714511351 Format: Paperback	$49.95
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Two Interviews

Two Interviews
Author: Luciano Berio , Balint Andras Varga ISBN: 9780714528298 Format: Hardback	$34.19
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Satie: Seen Through His Letters

Satie: Seen Through His Letters
Author: Erik Satie , Ornella Volta ISBN: 9780714529806 Format: Paperback	$52.67
This whimsical book about the eccentric Parisian composer Erik Alfred Leslie Satie (1866-1925) confirms his position... Read More >>

Western Music and Its Others: Difference, Representation, and Appropriation in Music

Western Music and Its Others: Difference, Representation,...
Author: Georgina Born , David Hesmondhalgh ISBN: 9780520220843 Format: Paperback	$55.95
This collection of articles offers an overview of developments in cultural theory as applied to western music. The... Read More >>

The Later Diaries Of Ned Rorem: 1961-1972

The Later Diaries Of Ned Rorem: 1961-1972
Author: Ned Rorem ISBN: 9780306809644 Format: Paperback	$34.99
The intimate chronicle of one of our leading composers and writers. Read More >>

A Dictionary-Catalog of Modern British Composers: M-Z

A Dictionary-Catalog of Modern British Composers: M-Z...
Author: Alan Poulton ISBN: 9780313287138 Format: Hardback	$416.99
Concert music is listed separately from documentary and feature films and from music composed for radio, television... Read More >>

Elliott Carter: A Guide to Research

Elliott Carter: A Guide to Research
Author: John F. Link ISBN: 9780815324324 Format: Hardback	$305.00
This text is a comprehensive guide to research on the American composer Elliott Carter (born in 1908), widely acknowledged... Read More >>

A Dictionary-Catalog of Modern British Composers [3 volumes]

A Dictionary-Catalog of Modern British Composers [3...
Author: Alan Poulton ISBN: 9780313316234 Format: Hardback	$335.28
Concert music is listed separately from documentary and feature films and from music composed for radio, television... Read More >>

Irwin Bazelon: A Bio-Bibliography

Irwin Bazelon: A Bio-Bibliography
Author: David H. Cox ISBN: 9780313305504 Format: Hardback	$60.00
Irwin Bazelon, one of the most original figures in American music in the second half of the 20th century, devoted... Read More >>

The Puccini Companion

The Puccini Companion
Author: William Weaver , Simonetta Puccini ISBN: 9780393320527 Format: Paperback	$105.60
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Bartok Perspectives: Man, Composer, and Ethnomusicologist

Bartok Perspectives: Man, Composer, and Ethnomusicologist...
Author: Elliott Antokoletz (Professor of Musicology, University of Texas, Austin) , Victoria Fischer (Associate Professor of Music, Elon College) ISBN: 9780195125627 Format: Hardback	$215.95
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Gabriel Fauré

Gabriel Fauré
Author: Jessica Duchen ISBN: 9780714839325 Format: Paperback	$39.47
A biography of the French composer Gabriel Faure, placing his work in the context of his times. The text is supplemented... Read More >>

Kurt Weill: A Life in Pictures and Documents

Kurt Weill: A Life in Pictures and Documents
Author: David Farneth , Elmar Juchem ISBN: 9780879517212 Format: Hardback	$198.00
Through photos and the composer's own words, the author has created a unique and engaging document of Weill's entire... Read More >>

Cyril Scott: A Bio-Bibliography

Cyril Scott: A Bio-Bibliography
Author: Laurie Sampsel ISBN: 9780313293474 Format: Hardback	$114.00
This reference guide to the life and work of Cyril Scott, includes a brief biography and detailed bibliography and... Read More >>

Harry Partch: An Anthology of Critical Perspectives

Harry Partch: An Anthology of Critical Perspectives...
Author: David Dunn ISBN: 9789057550652 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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Shostakovich in Context

Shostakovich in Context
Author: Rosamund Bartlett (Leverhulme Research Fellow in Russian Cultural History, Leverhulme Research Fellow in Russian Cultural History, Birkbeck College, University of London) ISBN: 9780198166665 Format: Hardback	$226.95
This volume presents research into Dmitry Shostakovich's life (1906-1975) and work, and aims to place the composer... Read More >>

William Grant Still: A Study in Contradictions

William Grant Still: A Study in Contradictions
Author: Catherine Parsons Smith , Gayle Murchison ISBN: 9780520215436 Format: Paperback	$55.95
During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still (1895-1978) was known as the ""Dean of Afro-American Composers.""... Read More >>

Frederick Delius and Peter Warlock: A Friendship Revealed

Frederick Delius and Peter Warlock: A Friendship Revealed...
Author: Barry Smith (Associate Professor of Music, Associate Professor of Music, University of Cape Town) ISBN: 9780198167068 Format: Hardback	$350.95
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Harrison Birtwistle: Man, Mind, Music

Harrison Birtwistle: Man, Mind, Music
Author: Jonathan Cross ISBN: 9780801486722 Format: Paperback	$86.99
Sir Harrison Birtwistle is the most original, the most challenging, and the most controversial British composer... Read More >>

Contemporary Musicians

Contemporary Musicians
Author: Leigh Ann DeRemer , Luann Brennan ISBN: 9780787632526 Format: Hardback	$409.20
A biographical and critical guide to performers and writers in a wide variety of musical fields, including pop,... Read More >>

Harrison Birtwistle: Man, Mind, Music

Harrison Birtwistle: Man, Mind, Music
Author: Jonathan Cross ISBN: 9780571193455 Format: Paperback	$45.00
Written in an accessible style, the book traces Birtwistle's musical, dramatic and philosophical development and... Read More >>

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