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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 InfoNew York : Delacorte Press, [1972]
Descriptionxvii, 204 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
Subject(s)
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 noteIncludes 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