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Twentieth-Century Chamber Music: Routledge Studies in Musical Genres 2nd Edition
Author(s): James McCalla (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 22 Oct. 2003
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 312 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415966957
- ISBN-13: 9780415966955
Book Description
20th-Century Chamber Music features an introduction giving a chronological overview of 20th-century chamber music and the major composers in the style, setting in context the following chapters that cover a wide selection of chamber works grouped thematically, including program music; vocal chamber music; works for new ensembles; the modern sonata; and contemporary string quartets. Composers covered range from Schoenberg and Bartók to Toru Takemitsu and George Crumb. The book is ideal for a course focussing on the history of chamber music or a unit in a 20th-century music on the chamber works of the era. Plus, students and scholars will find it an excellent resource summarizing current research.
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About the Author
Prof of Music at Bowdoin, College. James McCalla is a resident of Brusnwick, Maine.
