Twentieth-Century Chamber Music

ISBN-13: 9780415966955 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 284 str.

James McCalla

Opis

Twentieth Century Chamber Music combines a chronological overview of 20th-century chamber music and the major composers in the style, with information on a wide selection of chamber works, including program music; vocal chamber music; works for new ensembles; the modern sonata; and contemporary string quartets. The book covers composers from Schoenberg and Bartok to Toru Takemitsu and George Crumb.

Spis treści

Preface 1. Twentieth-Century Chamber Music: An Introduction 2. Music and Literature I: Program Music 3. Music and Literature II: Vocal Chamber Music 4. New Ensembles, New Works 5. The Modern Sonata 6. The String Quartet Selected Bibliography Index

O autorze

Prof of Music at Bowdoin, College. James McCalla is a resident of Brusnwick, Maine.