New sounds
Subtitle: a listener's guide to new music
By: John Schaefer.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1987
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Music -- 20th century -- Discography
Description: Topics include electronic music, acoustic music, experimental ensembles, Minimalism, ethnic influences, Windham Hill's revival of impressionism, contemporary classical music, radical extensions of vocal music, invented instruments, and rock music.
Notes: Includes discographies and index.