The new music : the sense behind the sound / by Joan Peyser ; with an introduction by Jacques Barzun.
Author/creator |
Peyser, Joan |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | New York : Delacorte Press, [1972] |
Description | xvii, 204 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | Schoenberg, Webern, and the Austro-German tradition -- Stravinsky and the Franco-Russian style -- Varèse and other musical currents. |
Abstract | This book is based on the viable premise that "the story of twentieth-century music is in great part the story of how different composers coped with the annihilation of tonality." |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index. |
LCCN | 71125575 |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML197 .P42 1972 | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML197 .P42 1972 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |