20th century & contemporary classical music books

This edition includes an analysis of ""Le Marteau sans Maitre"", and examines the development of serial music throughout...  Read More >>

Seven essays examining Britten's opera about Gloriana.  Read More >>

This bibliography documents the prolific output of the Welsh composer Alun Hoddinott, artistic director of the Cardiff...  Read More >>

This is a reissue of the third edition of Michael Kennedy's portrait of this man. It is not an analytical survey...  Read More >>

Elinor Remick Warren's distinguished career as a composer, concert pianist, and accompanist for renowned singers...  Read More >>

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Best known for his spectacular direction of the Hampton Institute Choir (1913-31), Dett was also a fine pianist,...  Read More >>

Here is a critical survey of Stravinsky's entire output in chronological order.  Read More >>

An account of Rutland Boughton and his music. He composed the opera which enjoyed the greatest number of consecutive...  Read More >>

Schoenberg was preoccupied with Judaism and biblical themes all his life, though he converted to Protestantism...  Read More >>

John Ireland was a leading composer of the English musical Renaissance. This catalogue of his work lists each of...  Read More >>

A survey of the music of the postwar period, exploring a diversity of music from an international perspective. Integrating...  Read More >>

Alec Wilder was one of the few American composers to earn an international reputation in both classical and popular...  Read More >>

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First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Peter Schat here explains, with the clarity and simplicity which form two of his compositional aims, how he devised...  Read More >>

Peter Schat here explains, with the clarity and simplicity which form two of his compositional aims, how he devised...  Read More >>

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This biography of Charles Seeger, composer, teacher, performer and musicologist, draws on his own writings of about...  Read More >>

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Drawing on Schoenberg's papers, sketches, and manuscripts as well as on published scores, this book traces the development...  Read More >>

These essays document the American experience as recorded in popular sound, relating topics concerning 20th century...  Read More >>