20th century & contemporary classical music books

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Considered the ""Dean of American Composers"" from the 1880s through World War I, Chadwick and his music are enjoying...  Read More >>

A second volume in the series which features a selection of over 60 contemporary vocal works of all styles. Each...  Read More >>

Sir Hubert Parry was one of Britain's most creative and influential musicians, and a key architect of the English...  Read More >>

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The composers represented in this work include Béla Bartók, Leonard Bernstein, Ernest Bloch, Maurice Duruflé, Hans...  Read More >>

The Yearbook of the Music Performance Research Centre, this text features articles written by musicians and interviews...  Read More >>

The difficulties of interpreting Elgar are explained by a conductor.  Read More >>

A thorough information source on 20th century Danish music.  Read More >>

An indispensable introduction to twentieth-century American music, the major movements and personalities, and cultural...  Read More >>

This work looks at the life and works of Michael Finnissy, and focuses on his piano music, chamber music, orchestral...  Read More >>

This book began as an attempt to carry out a suggestion made in 1929 by Carl Engel in his ""Views and Reviews""-to...  Read More >>

The expansive emotional expressions and monumental musical designs of Austrian composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)...  Read More >>

A CD consumer guide series offering readers the opportunity to expand their musical horizons. Each book contains...  Read More >>

Establishes beyond any doubt the enormous courage of one of the giants of the age  Read More >>

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Since 1945 the emphasis in new music has lain in a desire for progress, a concept challenged by postmodernist aesthetics....  Read More >>

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Identifies pieces in contemporary solo piano literature that show world music influences not traditionally associated...  Read More >>

A cultural history of music in 20th century Britain examining the way groups have tried to find a distinctive musical...  Read More >>

Gathers six long poems created using chance in the form of the computer, and includes selections from question and...  Read More >>

Completed in 1911, ""Petrouchka"" was the second of Stravinsky's great ballets and is one of the most famous ballet...  Read More >>

This biography explores the life and work of the older, less flamboyant Gershwin brother, Ira. The author traces...  Read More >>