Twelve-Tone Music in America |
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| Author:
| Straus, Joseph N. |
| Series title: | Music in the Twentieth Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-89955-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $103.00 |
Book Description:
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Twelve-tone composition has played an important role in American music from 1927 to the present day. Through close readings of many twelve-tone works, including pieces by Copland, Babbitt, and Carter, this book places twelve-tone music in a larger theoretical and historical context, and strips away the many myths surrounding it.
Twelve-tone composition has played an important role in American music from 1927 to the present day. Through close readings of many twelve-tone works, including pieces by Copland, Babbitt, and Carter, this book places twelve-tone music in a larger theoretical and historical context, and strips away the many myths surrounding it.