New music, new allies : American experimental music in West Germany from the zero hour to reunification / [electronic resource]
Beal, Amy C.
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
2006.
'New Music, New Allies' documents how American experimental music and its practitioners came to prominence in the West German cultural landscape between the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-325) and index.
Introduction : West Germany and the American experimental tradition -- The American occupation and agents of reeducation (1945-1950) -- Debuts (1950-1954) -- Ambassadors for the American avant-garde (1955-1958) -- Musics of change : action after Cage (1959-1961) -- Changing of the guards (1962-1970) -- The pluralism paradigm (1970-1974) -- New allies and old heroes (1975-1990) -- Conclusion : from Darmstadt to Halberstadt.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
'New Music, New Allies' documents how American experimental music and its practitioners came to prominence in the West German cultural landscape between the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.
Description based on print version record.
Music
Avant-garde (Music)
Music
Music
Music, Dance, Drama & Film
Music History & Criticism, General