Music in the 20th Century: From Debussy Through Stravinsky

by Austin W. William and William W. Austin

Book Overview

Beginning with Debussy, the author traces growing freedom in the use of tonality and the different paths this emancipation took. Central to the book are the achievements of Schoenberg, Bart?k, Stravinsky, and an insistence on the important role of jazz. Webern, Hindemith, and Prokofiev are also seen as important and seminal figures. The ramifications of their achievements and the individual contributions of many other composers born before 1910...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393333892
• ISBN13: 9780393333893
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 748 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"