Music Since 1945: Issues, Materials, and LiteratureThis text presents a challenging and comprehensive survey of the music of the postwar periods. Written in a concise and engaging style, the authors encourage students to re-examine aesthetic assumptions and cultural biases as they explore the rich diversity of music in our time. |
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Page 295
... piano ; Cowell's tone clusters ( and use of inner strings ) ; Conlon Nancarrow's creative use of player piano technology ; Stephen Scott's " Bowed Piano " ensemble music ( see p . 314 ) . Ben Johnston's Knocking Piece , for instance ...
... piano ; Cowell's tone clusters ( and use of inner strings ) ; Conlon Nancarrow's creative use of player piano technology ; Stephen Scott's " Bowed Piano " ensemble music ( see p . 314 ) . Ben Johnston's Knocking Piece , for instance ...
Page 462
... piano and orchestra ; Harvey Sollberger's Riding the Wind I for flute and chamber ensemble ; William Kraft's Concerto for Four Percussionists and Orchestra and his 1984 Timpani Concerto ; and Don Martino's Triple Con- certo for Three ...
... piano and orchestra ; Harvey Sollberger's Riding the Wind I for flute and chamber ensemble ; William Kraft's Concerto for Four Percussionists and Orchestra and his 1984 Timpani Concerto ; and Don Martino's Triple Con- certo for Three ...
Page 527
... Piano Concerto ( Barber ) , 286-87 Piano Concerto ( Dickinson ) , 445 Piano Concerto ( Grieg ) , quoted by Thommes- sen , 422 Piano Concerto ( Harbison ) , 269 Piano Concerto ( Noda ) , 432 Piano Concerto ( Tauriello ) , 439 Piano ...
... Piano Concerto ( Barber ) , 286-87 Piano Concerto ( Dickinson ) , 445 Piano Concerto ( Grieg ) , quoted by Thommes- sen , 422 Piano Concerto ( Harbison ) , 269 Piano Concerto ( Noda ) , 432 Piano Concerto ( Tauriello ) , 439 Piano ...
Contents
Precedents Influences and Early Postwar Trends | 2 |
NonWestern Musical | 13 |
The Loudspeaker | 27 |
Copyright | |
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