Materials and techniques of twentieth-century music
By: Stefan Kostka.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Composition (Music)
Description: Unlike most other books on the subject, this survey of twentienth-century music is organized according to compositional methods and analytical techniques rather than historical movements. This text can be used on its own, or it can complement a historical survey by giving the student hands-on compositional and analytical experience with a great variety of twentieth-century styles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-316) and index.