Musical portraits : the composition of identity in contemporary and experimental music /

Joshua Walden's study of the genre of musical portraiture since 1945 focuses on significant composers of the period, including Pierre Boulez, Morton Feldman, Philip Glass, and Gyorgy Ligeti. Grounding his exploration in key works, Walden uncovers contemporary understandings of music's capa...

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Musical Portraits
1. Verfasser:
Walden, Joshua S.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Zusammenfassung:
Joshua Walden's study of the genre of musical portraiture since 1945 focuses on significant composers of the period, including Pierre Boulez, Morton Feldman, Philip Glass, and Gyorgy Ligeti. Grounding his exploration in key works, Walden uncovers contemporary understandings of music's capacity to depict identity, and of intersections between music, literature, theater, film, and the visual arts.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), music
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780190653514
0190653515
9780190653521
0190653523
9780190653538
0190653531
Schlagworte:
Characters and characteristics in music.
Music > 20th century > History and criticism.
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