Serialism

by Arnold Whittall

Book Overview

From the earliest years of the 20th century composers sought ways in which to break from earlier musical traditions. Serialism is one of the most prominent innovations resulting from this. From Schoenberg to Stockhausen, Berg to Boulez, this introduction tells the story of how serialism emerged, and provides a basic outline of serial compositional techniques. - Introduces serialism - a traditionally complex but key area of music studies - in a thorough...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521863414
• ISBN13: 9780521863414
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.7"