| The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century Music Contributor(s): Cook, Nicholas (Editor), Pople, Anthony (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521662567 ISBN-13: 9780521662567 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $264.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: "Music" referred only to the artistic, classical tradition of Western Europe and North America at the beginning of the twentieth century. However, several different traditions emerged by the end of the century. Written by experts in the field, this book surveys how the Western tradition was affected by the development of jazz, popular music, and world music and links the history of music with that of its social contexts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 780.904 |
| LCCN: 2003055131 |
| Series: Cambridge History of Music |
| Physical Information: 2.25" H x 6.23" W x 9.29" (3.18 lbs) 838 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the beginning of the twentieth century 'music' meant the 'art' tradition of Western Europe and North America; by the end of the century that was just one tradition among many. Written by a group of experts in the field, this book surveys what happened to the Western 'art' tradition alongside the development of jazz, popular music, and world music, linking the history of music with that of its social contexts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cook, Nicholas: - Nicholas Cook is Professor of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Director of the AHRB Research Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music. His books include A Guide to Musical Analysis (1987), Music, Imagination, and Culture (1990), the Cambridge Music Handbook Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 (1993), Analysing Musical Multimedia and Music: A Very Short Introduction (both 1998).Pople, Anthony: - "Anthony Pople was Professor of Music at the University of Nottingham until his death in 2003. His publications include two Cambridge Music Handbooks - Berg: Violin Concerto (1991) and Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps (1998); he edited Theory, Analysis and Meaning in Music (1994) as well as The Cambridge Companion to Berg (1997)." |