num_pages: 400
description: Kyle Gann examines the characteristic sounds of the diverse movements in American art music from Charles Ives to the present day. He sketches the changing social and cultural contexts of American concert music through the study of representative works of music and key individuals.
language: English
title: American Music in the Twentieth Century
titlecomplete: American Music in the Twentieth Century
genres: Nonfiction, Music, Academic
ratings_count: 40
publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co