| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 224 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Music in American life |
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Music in American life.
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| Contents |
Origins : Experiments within Tradition -- An Emerging Literature for Percussion Ensemble -- Henry Cowell and the West Coast Dance Scene -- Post World War II -- America Rising -- Serialism : Permutating Indefinite-Pitched Instruments -- Chance and Indeterminacy in Music -- Electronic Music -- Music-Theater -- Sonorism : The Color of Music -- Minimalism -- The Solo Percussionist-Center Stage |
| Summary |
Twentieth-century composers created thousands of original works for solo percussion and percussion ensemble. Concise and ideal for the classroom, this book offers a survey of this unique literature. The author organizes and analyzes the groundbreaking musical literature that arose during the twentieth century. Focusing on innovations in style and the evolution of the percussion ensemble, the author offers a historical overview that connects the music to scoring techniques, new instrumentation, and evolving technologies as well as world events. Discussions of representative pieces by seminal composers examine the resources a work requires, its construction, and how it relates to other styles that developed during the same period. In addition, the author details the form and purpose of many of the compositions while providing background information on noteworthy artists. Each chapter is supported with musical examples and concludes with a short list of related works specifically designed to steer musicians and instructors alike toward profitable explorations of composers, styles, and eras. -- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 01, 2021) |
| Subject |
Percussion ensembles -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Percussion music -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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MUSIC / General
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Percussion ensembles
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Percussion music
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020005315 |
| ISBN |
9780252052019 |
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0252052013 |
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