The Twentieth Century Composer Speaks
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The Twentieth Century Composer Speaks
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Author : Mari Nishimura
language : en
Publisher: Fallen Leaf Reference Books in
Release Date : 1993
The Twentieth Century Composer Speaks written by Mari Nishimura and has been published by Fallen Leaf Reference Books in this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This index cites over one thousand interviews with composers of the 20th century. Each entry lists the name and life-spans of the composer interviewed, the date and place of the interview, the name of the interviewer, topics discussed, and a full citation of the sources of the interview. Indexed by interviewers' names and by subjects.
The Rest Is Noise
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Author : Alex Ross
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2007-10-16
The Rest Is Noise written by Alex Ross and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-16 with Music categories.
Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book of 2007 Newsweek Favorite Books of 2007 A Washington Post Book World Best Book of 2007 In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties; from Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies up to the present. Taking readers into the labyrinth of modern style, Ross draws revelatory connections between the century's most influential composers and the wider culture. The Rest Is Noise is an astonishing history of the twentieth century as told through its music.
The American Composer Speaks
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Author : Gilbert Chase
language : en
Publisher: [Baton Rouge] : Louisiana State University Press
Release Date : 1966
The American Composer Speaks written by Gilbert Chase and has been published by [Baton Rouge] : Louisiana State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Composers categories.
"During the past 175 years American music has undergone notable changes--from the simple singing school strains of the 1770's to the dissonant, avant-garde electronic sounds of the 1960's. In spite of these changes the American composer remains remote and indistinct in the national consciousness. In this anthology Professor Chase brings together essays by thirty men who helped make musical history. Arranged chronologically, the essays represent a wide cross-section of musical thought from colonial times to the present. The collection is designed to answer the questions: Who is the American composer? What are his theories of music and artistic creation? What are the problems the composer faces in our society? The composer emerges as a man independent, always inventive, and often instructive to his fellow artists. Among the thirty composers included are William Billings and Francis Hopkinson of the colonial and early national period; William Henry Fry, Stephen Foster, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and Edward MacDowell of the nineteenth century; and Charles Ives, Roy Harris, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, 'Jelly Roll' Morton, John Cage, and Earle Brown of the twentieth century. A brief biographical sketch precedes each composer's essay. From Hopkinson, who in 1770 pleads against a slavish obedience to rules and for individuality in composition, to Virgil Partch, who in the late 1940's sees the musical situation as a manifestation of the 'general paralysis of individuality' in American life, to John Cage, who in the 1950's says, 'One need not fear about the future of music,' the composer remains the most incisive critic of American music. Here that criticism is placed in clear historical perspective. In his introduction Professor Chase examines the role of the composer in the national culture of the United States. He evaluates aesthetic principles, new directions and musical achievements in America."--Dust jacket.
The Muse That Sings
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Author : Ann McCutchan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2003
The Muse That Sings written by Ann McCutchan and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Muse That Sings is a unique behind-the-scenes look at both twentieth-century music and the nuts and bolts of creative work. Here, twenty-five of America's leading composers--from Adams to Zorn, from Bolcom to Vierk--talk candidly about their craft, their motivations, their difficulties, and how they how proceed from musical idea to finished composition. While focusing on the process and the stories behind specific works, the composers also touch on topics that will interest anyone involved in creative work. They discuss teachers and mentors, the task of revision, relationships with performers, and the ongoing struggle for a balance between freedom and discipline. They reveal sources of inspiration, artistic goals, and the often unexpected ways their musical ideas develop. Some describe personal tonal systems; others discuss the impact of computers and other electronic tools on their work; still others reflect philosophically on the inner impulses and outer influences that continue to drive them. While serious music has a reputation for being difficult and inaccessible, The Muse That Sings provides a powerful antidote. The composers in this book speak clearly and thoughtfully in response to key questions of concern to all readers interested in contemporary music. Each interview has been edited to stand alone as a concise meditation on muse and technique, and the book includes selected discographies as well as brief biographical sketches. Anyone with an interest in twentieth-century music or in the creative process will find this lively collection a valuable source of inspiration and insight.
The Woman Composer
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Author : Jill Halstead
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-05
The Woman Composer written by Jill Halstead and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Music categories.
Unlike previous anthologizing examinations of women and musical composition, this book concentrates on the reasons why there have been, and continue to be, so few women composers. Jill Halstead focuses on the experiences of nine composers born in the twentieth century (Avril Coleridge Taylor, Grace Williams, Elizabeth Maconchy, Minna Keal, Ruth Gipps, Antoinette Kirkwood, Enid Luff, Judith Bailey and Bryony Jagger) to explore the physiological, social and political factors that have inhibited women from pursuing careers as composers. Is there a biological argument for inferior female creativity? Do social structures, such as marriage, serve to restrict potential women composers? Is the gender of a composer reflected in the music they write? If so, how would this manifest itself? The conclusions that are reached are as complex and challenging as the questions that are raised. This powerful and provocative book aims to open up debate on these issues, which have all too often be avoided by critics and musicologists whose writings have perpetuated arguments that denigrate women's ability to compose. By confronting these arguments, this study will hopefully begin a reassessment of attitudes towards women and music, so that women composers are less of a rarity by the end of the next century.
Those Twentieth Century Blues
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Author : Michael Tippett
language : en
Publisher: London : Hutchinson
Release Date : 1991
Those Twentieth Century Blues written by Michael Tippett and has been published by London : Hutchinson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Sir Michael Tippett's life has always been exceptional - expelled from prep school after prep school, from the age of seven he had to travel across war-torn Europe alone to stay with his nomadic parents in the school holidays. But he always knew that he wanted to be a composer as strongly as he knew he was homosexual. He was imprisoned during World War II as a conscientious objector when his friends - Britten, Sitwell, Eliot, Fry - all escaped prosecution, and was briefly a member of the Communist Party. For years he had a close relationship with his cousin Fresca who finally committed suicide when it became clear that Tippett could never marry her. All this happened against a background of Jungian analysis and composition of masterpieces such as A Child of our Time, King Priam, The Knotgarden and The Mask of Time. This is Tippett's autobiography.
Twentieth Century Music And The Question Of Modernity
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Author : Eduardo de la Fuente
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-09-13
Twentieth Century Music And The Question Of Modernity written by Eduardo de la Fuente and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-13 with Art categories.
This book analyzes the history of contemporary or 'new' music in the twentieth-century through the lens of the sociology of modern culture, linking the paradoxical aspects of twentieth-century music to the central processes in modern culture that are analyzed by sociology and social theory.
Spanish Music In The Twentieth Century
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Author : Tomás Marco
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1993
Spanish Music In The Twentieth Century written by Tomás Marco and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Music categories.
From the exhilarating impact of Isaac Albeniz at the beginning of the century to today's complex and adventurous avant-garde, this complete interpretive history introduces twentieth-century Spanish music to English-speaking readers. With graceful authority, Tomas Marco, award-winning composer, critic, and bright light of Spanish music since the 1960s, covers the entire spectrum of composers and their works: trends and movements, critical and popular reception, national institutions, influences from Europe and beyond, and the effect of such historic events as the Spanish Civil War and the death of Franco. Marco's penetrating aesthetic critiques are threaded throughout each phase of this rich account. Marco provides detailed coverage of the key figures, induding a chapter devoted entirely to Manuel de Falla--Spain's most celebrated twentieth-century composer--and a panoramic survey of recent arrivals on the contemporary music scene. Exploring the rise and fall of the zarzuela, the author highlights innovative works in this authentic Spanish genre. He analyzes the attempts to find an audience for Spanish opera; demonstrates the flowering of symphonic and chamber music at the beginning of this century; traces currents such as romanticism, impressionism, and neoclassicism; and tracks the influence of Spain's distinctive regional folk traditions. Covering musical innovation after Spain's emergence from its period of isolation, Marco notes the speed with which many composers absorbed the work of Stravinsky and Bartok, the twelve-tone system, aleatory forms, electronic techniques, and other European developments. English-speaking scholars, musicians, critics and general readers have for decades been without full information on the rich and varied work coming out of Spain in this century. This lively history fills a long-felt need and fills it superbly, with the knowledge and insights of a major figure in the musical world.
Exploring Twentieth Century Vocal Music
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Author : Sharon Mabry
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2002-07-25
Exploring Twentieth Century Vocal Music written by Sharon Mabry and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-07-25 with Music categories.
The vocal repertoire of the twentieth century--including works by Schoenberg, Boulez, Berio, Larsen, and Vercoe--presents exciting opportunities for singers to stretch their talents and demonstrate their vocal flexibility. Contemporary composers can be very demanding of vocalists, requiring them to recite, trill, and whisper, or to read non-traditional scores. For singers just beginning to explore the novelties of the contemporary repertoire, Exploring Twentieth-Century Vocal Music is an ideal guide. Drawing on over thirty years of experience teaching and performing the twentieth century repertoire, Sharon Mabry has written a cogent and insightful book for singers and voice teachers who are just discovering the innovative music of the twentieth century. The book familiarizes readers with the new and unusual notation systems employed by some contemporary composers. It suggests rehearsal techniques and vocal exercises that help singers prepare to tackle the repertoire. And the book offers a list of the most important and interesting works to emerge in the twentieth century, along with suggested recital programs that will introduce audiences as well as singers to this under-explored body of music.
Sound Within Sound
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Author : Kate Molleson
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2022-07-05
Sound Within Sound written by Kate Molleson and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-05 with Music categories.
A radical new book by journalist, critic and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Kate Molleson, which fundamentally changes the way we think about classical music and the musicians who made it on a global scale. 'Wonderful . . . This is a book of discovery that speaks of music as a life force, that urges us to live our lives through music. ' COSEY FANNI TUTTI 'A marvellous book that opens our ears to sonic worlds that will enrich and delight us, whoever and wherever we are.' IAN McMILLAN 'A clear-eyed, utterly fascinating exploration of outsiders in classical music. Molleson's excellent book challenges and enlightens.' SINÉAD GLEESON This is the impassioned and exhilarating story of the composers who dared to challenge the conventional world of classical music in the twentieth century. Traversing the globe from Ethiopia and the Philippines to Mexico, Jerusalem, Russia and beyond, journalist, critic and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Kate Molleson tells the stories of ten figures who altered the course of musical history, only to be sidelined and denied recognition during an era that systemically favoured certain sounds - and people - over others. A celebration of radical creativity rooted in ideas of protest, gender, race, ecology and resistance, Sound Within Sound is an energetic reappraisal of twentieth-century classical music that opens up the world far beyond its established centres, challenges stereotypical portrayals of the genre and shatters its traditional canon. ' Sound Within Sound is absolutely inspiring. Everyone who loves music should own this book.' CHARLOTTE HIGGINS 'Introduces us to thrilling dreamers from the last century who believed that music could fundamentally - and disruptively - recalibrate our lives . . . Molleson's enthusiastic style and eye for character and place give them life.' JUDE ROGERS, OBSERVER 'The vividness and passion of Molleson's portraits of these ten extraordinarily gifted, exasperating, headstrong individuals is wonderfully engaging.' DAILY TELEGRAPH