Expressionism in twentieth-century music / John C. Crawford and Dorothy L. Crawford

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xv, 331 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Twentieth-century expressionism : its nature, background, and language -- Forerunners I : Wagner and Strauss -- Forerunners II : Mahler and Scriabin -- Arnold Schoenberg -- Anton Webern -- Alban Berg -- The problem of expressionism in Stravinsky -- Béla Bartók -- Charles Ives -- Synthesis of the arts -- The legacy of expressionism. Subjecta; Bartok, Bela (1881-1945) - Criticism and interpretation. Berg, Alban (1885-1935) - Criticism and interpretation. Ives, Charles (1874-1954) - Criticism and interpretation. Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951) - Criticism and interpretation. Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) - Criticism and interpretation. Webern, Anton (1883-1945) - Criticism and interpretation. Geschichte (1900-1930). Expressionism (Music). Expressionisme. Muziek. Expressionnisme (Musique).Musique - 20e siècle - Histoire et critique. Musique - 20e siècle - Analyse et appréciation. Art et musique. Musique et littérature. Expressionismus. Musik. Expressionism. Music history - 20th century. Music - History and criticism - 20th century. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.