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Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook
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Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook Hardcover - 2002

by Larry Sitsky (Editor); Foreword by Jonathan D. Kramer


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Presenting a view of the 20th-century music avant-garde without resorting to highly specialized jargon, this work offers an exhaustive history and analysis of contemporary music in a social, political, and artistic context. Distinguished contributors from around the world consider specific composers who represent the most progressive musical thinking of their time and place. Editor Larry Sitsky, an eminent Australian composer and teacher, has assembled an accessible, unique, and clearly written collection. Also exploring the links among this diverse group of composers, the guide offers a cross-index of names that will help the researcher formulate a cohesive view of the 20th-century avant-garde. A bibliography and list of selected works round out the volume, which succeeds in demystifying an area that, until now, has been the exclusive province only of the specialist.

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It is fitting to discover American composer George Antheil (b. Trenton, NJ, 1900; d. New York, NY 1959) in a volume devoted to the music of avant-garde composers since few figures better epitomize the various traits of this aesthetic and stylistic tendency.

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  • Title Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook
  • Author Larry Sitsky (Editor); Foreword by Jonathan D. Kramer
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 680
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Date 2002-12-30
  • ISBN 9780313296895 / 0313296898
  • Weight 2.36 lbs (1.07 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.42 x 6.86 x 1.54 in (23.93 x 17.42 x 3.91 cm)
  • Reading level 1460
  • Library of Congress subjects Music - 20th century - History and criticism, Composers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002276826
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/2003, Page 506

About the author

LARRY SITSKY is a noted Australian composer, pianist, musicologist, and educator. His list of works ranges from grand opera and symphony to keyboard miniatures, and his musicological investigations include many books on such subjects as Rubinstein, the Russian Avant-Garde, and reproducing piano rolls.
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