Music Since 1945: Issues, Materials, and LiteratureA survey of the music of the postwar period, exploring a diversity of music from an international perspective. Integrating music theory and music history, this book concentrates on: pitch logic; process; texture; sound colour; time; performance ritual; parody/historicity; notation; and technology. |
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Contents
Precedents Influences and Carly Portwar Trends | 2 |
NonWestern Musical | 13 |
The Loudspeaker | 26 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Music Since 1945: Issues, Materials, and Literature |
| Author | Elliott Schwartz |
| Contributor | Daniel Godfrey |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Schirmer Books, 1993 |
| ISBN | 0028730402, 9780028730400 |
| Length | 537 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal Music / History & Criticism |
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