20th century & contemporary classical music books

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When the avant-gardist John Cage died, he was already the subject of many interviews, memoirs and discussions of...  Read More >>

A comprehensive study of the artist's life and career which provides the social context in which the composer grew,...  Read More >>

The autobiography of one of Britain's greatest composers is as idiosyncratic as the man himself, revealing his insatiable...  Read More >>

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In Extended Play, one of the country's most innovative music writers conducts a wide-ranging tour through the outer...  Read More >>

This volume includes a biography, a list of works and performances, a discography, and an annotated bibliography...  Read More >>

This bio-bibliography is devoted to Ulysses Kay, the prolific American composer, who has produced more than 135...  Read More >>

The biographical section of this volume sketches Bassett's life and career and provides an evaluative description...  Read More >>

In Extended Play, one of the country's most innovative music writers conducts a wide-ranging tour through the outer...  Read More >>

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BL A clear and stimulating guide to the origins of modern musicIn the decades from 1900 to 1920, traditonal tonality...  Read More >>

This survey of the most significant modern composers and their techniques has become a standard work on the constantly...  Read More >>

The book introduces and describes 70 songs from the contemporary vocal repertoire, giving advice on performance...  Read More >>

A biographical study of the artist which is based on new and often controversial material only recently made available....  Read More >>

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Early Modernism is an introduction to the avant-garde movements in European literature, music, and painting at the...  Read More >>

The complete songs of Debussy rendered into IPA and word-for-word English translations.  Read More >>

"An account of the life and times of the French composer, Claude Debussy. This text is a translation of Marcel Dietschy's...  Read More >>

The oral history component--the interview--is the foundation of the book in that it expresses the composer's philosophy...  Read More >>

The name of Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) commonly brings to mind the intriguing group of French composers referred...  Read More >>

Covers the development of modern music from World War I to the present. Specific musical responses can be identified...  Read More >>

"An examination of the early 20th-century French movement sparked by the premiere of Erik Satie's ballet ""Parade""...  Read More >>

This survey of Poulenc's music has been based on a careful selection of his works. Featuring a large number of musical...  Read More >>

Howard Hanson details the career and works of a composer called by several critics the most important figure in...  Read More >>