Exploring Twentieth-Century Music: Tradition and Innovation

by Arnold Whittall

This study of the music of a group of important composers of the twentieth century includes Debussy, Webern, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Bart k, Jan cek, Britten, Carter, Birtwistle, Andriessen and Adams. Arnold Whittall explores the cultural contexts and critical perspectives which shed light on certain works by these composers. In particular, he reveals the continuum between the progressive and the conservative underlying the great variety of styles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521016681
• ISBN13: 9780521016681
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.8"