The Right Notes Twenty-Three Selected Essays on Twentieth-Century Music |
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| Author:
| Perle, George |
| ISBN: | 978-0-945193-37-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1995 |
| Publisher: | Pendragon Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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George Perle has divided this collection into four parts
- Composers and Works (Bartók Berg Schoenberg Scriabin and Webern
- Towards a New Musical Language
- Some Critical Appraisals of Contemporary Music Theory and
- On Listening to Modern Music.
These 23 articles reviews lectures and speeches represent the best of 50 years of musical thought and insight by one of the keenest musical minds of this century. Sharing this particular...
More DescriptionGeorge Perle has divided this collection into four parts
- Composers and Works (Bartók Berg Schoenberg Scriabin and Webern
- Towards a New Musical Language
- Some Critical Appraisals of Contemporary Music Theory and
- On Listening to Modern Music.
These 23 articles reviews lectures and speeches represent the best of 50 years of musical thought and insight by one of the keenest musical minds of this century. Sharing this particular composer's point of view leads the reader to an understanding of the linear progression(not easily apparent) from the last century to the next.