20th century & contemporary classical music books

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The Companion To 20th-century Music

The Companion To 20th-century Music
Author: Norman Lebrecht ISBN: 9780306807343 Format: Paperback	$55.44
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Arvo Part

Arvo Part
Author: Paul Hillier ISBN: 9780198165507 Format: Hardback	$105.00
"This is a study of composer Arvo Part. The book explores Part's ""tintinnabuli"" music in depth and also examines... Read More >>

William Grant Still: A Bio-Bibliography

William Grant Still: A Bio-Bibliography
Author: Michael J. Dabrishus , Carolyn Quin ISBN: 9780313252556 Format: Hardback	$114.00
Presenting the life and professional career of ""The Dean of Afro-American Composers"", this book deals with the... Read More >>

The Piano Quartet and Quintet: Style, Structure, and Scoring

The Piano Quartet and Quintet: Style, Structure, and...
Author: Smallman ISBN: 9780198166405 Format: Paperback	$122.95
This book examines two notable forms of chamber music involving piano and strings. Smallman surveys the development... Read More >>

Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions

Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions
Author: Richard Taruskin ISBN: 9780198162506 Format: Hardback	$425.00
Richard Taruskin demonstrates how Stravinsky achieved his modernist technique by combining what was most characteristically... Read More >>

The Making of Peter Grimes [2 volume set]: The Facsimile of Britten's Composition Draft [Two-volume set]

The Making of Peter Grimes [2 volume set]: The Facsimile...
Author: Paul Banks , Marion Thorpe ISBN: 9780851156323 Format: Hardback	$349.31
Facsimile of the composition draft of Peter Grimes, showing Britten's compositional method; companion volume containing... Read More >>

Music of the Twentieth Century: Style and Structure

Music of the Twentieth Century: Style and Structure...
Author: Bryan Simms (University of Southern California) ISBN: 9780028723921 Format: Hardback	$316.67
MUSIC OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY provides an effective introduction to modern music using clear, comprehensive language.... Read More >>

On Sonic Art

On Sonic Art
Author: Trevor Wishart , Simon Emmerson ISBN: 9783718658473 Format: Paperback	$221.00
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Benjamin Britten: A Guide to Research

Benjamin Britten: A Guide to Research
Author: Peter J. Hodgson ISBN: 9780815317951 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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They Heard Georgia Singing

They Heard Georgia Singing
Author: Zell Miller ISBN: 9780865545045 Format: Hardback	$65.87
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Droppin Science

Droppin Science
Author: William Perkins ISBN: 9781566393621 Format: Paperback	$79.07
Leading authorities write on the complex--and sometimes controversial--history, politics, and culture of rap and... Read More >>

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Author: Jessica Duchen ISBN: 9780714831558 Format: Paperback	$39.47
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) bridged the worlds of serious music, operetta and film music. Ignoring the changing... Read More >>

Benjamin Britten's Poets

Benjamin Britten's Poets
Author: Boris Ford ISBN: 9781857542400 Format: Paperback	$86.46
Poetry affected Benjamin Britten's musical ability and style of his composition. Arguably, no other composer of... Read More >>

The Music of Anthony Braxton

The Music of Anthony Braxton
Author: Mike Heffley ISBN: 9780313299568 Format: Hardback	$131.00
For three decades, Anthony Braxton has been alternately celebrated, dismissed and attacked for his musical innovations... Read More >>

Making Theory/Constructing Art: On the Authority of the Avant-Garde

Making Theory/Constructing Art: On the Authority of...
Author: Daniel Herwitz ISBN: 9780226328928 Format: Paperback	$80.95
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Recording the Classics: Maestros, Music and Technology

Recording the Classics: Maestros, Music and Technology...
Author: James Badal ISBN: 9780873385428 Format: Hardback	$63.36
A collection of interviews with major orchestra conductors which explores the impact of recording technology on... Read More >>

Performing Twentieth-Century Music: A Handbook for Conductors and Instrumentalists

Performing Twentieth-Century Music: A Handbook for Conductors...
Author: Arthur Weisberg ISBN: 9780300066555 Format: Paperback	$36.95
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Bela Bartok: Composition, Concepts, and Autograph Sources

Bela Bartok: Composition, Concepts, and Autograph Sources...
Author: László Somfai ISBN: 9780520084858 Format: Hardback	$130.95
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Music in the Third Reich

Music in the Third Reich
Author: Erik Levi ISBN: 9780333646939 Format: Paperback	$422.37
In this study, Erik Levi explores the ambiguous relationship between music and politics during one of the darkest... Read More >>

Ridin' Herd to Writing Symphonies: An Autobiography

Ridin' Herd to Writing Symphonies: An Autobiography...
Author: Radie Britain ISBN: 9780810827332 Format: Hardback	$200.95
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John Cage as....

John Cage as....
Author: Sam Richards ISBN: 9781872868172 Format: Hardback	$43.86
An analysis of the works of American composer and music theorist John Cage through his interests and passions. Read More >>

A Walton Organ Album

A Walton Organ Album
Author: William Walton , Robert Gower ISBN: 9780193758704 Format: Book	$49.03
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Richard Strauss's Elektra

Richard Strauss's Elektra
Author: Bryan Gilliam (Assistant Professor of Music, Assistant Professor of Music, Duke University, USA) ISBN: 9780198166023 Format: Paperback	$102.95
This study of one of Strauss's works examines its musical-historical context and also provides an analysis of some... Read More >>

The Music of Morton Feldman

The Music of Morton Feldman
Author: Thomas DeLio ISBN: 9780313298035 Format: Hardback	$131.00
Morton Feldman (1926-1987) is today widely regarded as one of America's foremost experimental composers. these essays... Read More >>

Peter Warlock: The Life of Philip Heseltine

Peter Warlock: The Life of Philip Heseltine
Author: Smith ISBN: 9780198166061 Format: Paperback	$106.95
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