20th century & contemporary classical music books

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Music Notation in the Twentieth Century: A Practical Guidebook

Music Notation in the Twentieth Century: A Practical...
Author: Kurt Stone ISBN: 9780393950533 Format: Paperback	$155.63
Stone is undoubtedly one of the world's leading authorities on contemporary music notation and its problems. As... Read More >>

Iannis Xenakis, the Man and His Music: A Conversation with the Composer and a Description of His Works

Iannis Xenakis, the Man and His Music: A Conversation...
Author: Mario Bois ISBN: 9780313224157 Format: Hardback	$198.95
A brief, detailed biography of the composer/architect, student and protege of Honegger, Milhaud, Messiaen, Le Corbusier.... Read More >>

A Delius Companion

A Delius Companion
Author: Christopher Redwood ISBN: 9780714538266 Format: Paperback	$31.55
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Introduction to Contemporary Music

Introduction to Contemporary Music
Author: Joseph Machlis (Late of Queens College, CUNY) ISBN: 9780393090260 Format: Hardback	$149.95
Biographical and historical data and clear technical explanations are featured in a guide to the appreciation of... Read More >>

On Receiving the First Aspen Award

On Receiving the First Aspen Award
Author: Benjamin Britten ISBN: 9780571100231 Format: Paperback	$15.31
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Frederick Delius

Frederick Delius
Author: Peter Warlock , H.J. Foss ISBN: 9780837172927 Format: Hardback	$140.00
In his introduction Mr. Foss gives us a short sketch of Delius; contributions by Rogber Quilter, Charles Kennedy... Read More >>

Claude Debussy Piano Music 1888 - 1905

Claude Debussy Piano Music 1888 - 1905
Author: Claude Debussy ISBN: 9780486227719 Format: Book	$34.19
Deux Arabesques, Suite Bergamasque, Masques, 1st series of Images, etc. 9 others, in corrected editions. Read More >>

Jean Sibelius: His Life and Personality

Jean Sibelius: His Life and Personality
Author: Karl Ekman ISBN: 9780837160276 Format: Hardback	$90.00
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Petrushka

Petrushka
Author: Igor Stravinsky , Charles Hamm ISBN: 9780393097702 Format: Paperback	$64.68
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Piano Sonata No. 1 Op.23

Piano Sonata No. 1 Op.23
Author: William Mathias ISBN: 9780193732827 Format: Book	$42.11
for solo piano Utilizing the standard 3-movement sonata form, this vivacious Piano Sonata contrasts moments of... Read More >>

Twentieth-Century Harmony: Creative Aspects and Practice

Twentieth-Century Harmony: Creative Aspects and Practice...
Author: Vincent Persichetti ISBN: 9780393095395 Format: Hardback	$87.95
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Genre Beyond Borders: Reassessing Operetta

Genre Beyond Borders: Reassessing Operetta
Author: Bruno Bower , Elisabeth Honn Hoegberg ISBN: 9781032184265 Format: Paperback	$77.99
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I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms

I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms
Author: Nancy Shear ISBN: 9798888456620 Format: Hardback	$56.93
A vivid personal account of a Golden Age in classical music—the second half of the 20th century—providing a rare,... Read More >>

Symphonic Spectacles: Form, Identity, and Hybridity in the Early Twentieth Century

Symphonic Spectacles: Form, Identity, and Hybridity...
Author: Sam Reenan (Assistant Professor of Music Theory, Assistant Professor of Music Theory, Miami University) ISBN: 9780197691083 Format: Hardback	$183.95
Symphonic music of the early twentieth century reflects the complex, cosmopolitan world it inhabited. In a time... Read More >>

Bartók: His Life and Works

Bartók: His Life and Works
Author: Malcolm Gillies (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University) ISBN: 9780195134001 Format: Hardback	$48.95
The only single-volume biography of Béla Bartók available in English, this fascinating book offers a fresh perspective... Read More >>

Billy Bud

Billy Bud
Author: Benjamin Britten ISBN: 9781847495501 Format: Paperback	$79.07
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The Life and Music of Gérard Grisey: Delirium and Form

The Life and Music of Gérard Grisey: Delirium and Form...
Author: Jeffrey Arlo Brown ISBN: 9781648250842 Format: Paperback	$102.83
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A Reader's Guide to Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus

A Reader's Guide to Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus
Author: Professor Tobias Boes ISBN: 9781640142237 Format: Paperback	$65.87
Provides the English-speaking reader with the tools needed to appreciate Thomas Mann's most ambitious novel, one... Read More >>

Music at World's End: Three Exiled Musicians from Nazi Germany and Austria and Their Contribution to Music in Iceland

Music at World's End: Three Exiled Musicians from Nazi...
Author: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson ISBN: 9798855800692 Format: Paperback	$100.19
A fascinating story of how three musicians, who escaped the Nazis, inspired Iceland's modern classical music. Read More >>

Boulez in Context

Boulez in Context
Author: Edward Campbell (University of Aberdeen) ISBN: 9781009168649 Format: Hardback	$219.91
Pierre Boulez's career as composer, conductor, recording artist, writer, teacher and systems builder was both influential... Read More >>

Schoenberg in Context

Schoenberg in Context
Author: Alexander Carpenter (University of Alberta, Augustana) ISBN: 9781316513828 Format: Hardback	$219.94
Breathes new life into the study of Schoenberg's worlds and work, exploring his multi-faceted environments and showcasing... Read More >>

A Reader's Guide to Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus

A Reader's Guide to Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus
Author: Professor Tobias Boes ISBN: 9781640141803 Format: Hardback	$316.80
Provides the English-speaking reader with the tools needed to appreciate Thomas Mann's most ambitious novel, one... Read More >>

Hungarian “Gypsy-Band” Music in Vienna, 1850-1914: The Csárdás Craze

Hungarian “Gypsy-Band” Music in Vienna, 1850-1914: The...
Author: Dr Jon Banks ISBN: 9781648251092 Format: Hardback	$316.80
A detailed investigation, based on extensive study of press reports and early recordings, of the popular Hungarian... Read More >>

The Cambridge Companion to Global Rap

The Cambridge Companion to Global Rap
Author: Richard Bramwell, QC (Loughborough University) , Alex de Lacey (Goldsmiths, University of London) ISBN: 9781009096553 Format: Paperback	$59.49
Rap has remapped the way we think about music. The volume guides readers through the history of this global phenomenon,... Read More >>

The Cambridge Companion to Global Rap

The Cambridge Companion to Global Rap
Author: Richard Bramwell, QC (Loughborough University) , Alex de Lacey (Goldsmiths, University of London) ISBN: 9781316515266 Format: Hardback	$194.04
Rap has remapped the way we think about music. The volume guides readers through the history of this global phenomenon,... Read More >>

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