New Directions in Music
Edition: 7th edition
Publisher: Waveland Press
Published: September 19, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781577661085
Subjects: Instruction & Study - Theory; Music; History & Criticism - General; Avant-garde (Music); Modern Music; History and criticism; 20th century
First sentence: The common-practice period of music history (roughly 1600-1900) witnessed the establishment of a rich and complex musical language.
Description: "Directions in the musical avant-garde in the past fifty years seem as numerous and diverse as the composers and their works. Yet these directions have historical motives and aesthetic values, traceable and uniquely observable due to their singularly radical nature. Building on the success of previous editions, the Seventh Edition of New Directions in Music explores the history, philosophy, composers, and works of the avant-garde since the late 1940s, emphasizing works departing radically from tradition.

Musicians and musical scholars of all levels will benefit from Cope's clear presentation, organizing a seemingly idiosyncratic field into a logical succession of ideas and developments."--BOOK JACKET.