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Author Galliano, Luciana, 1953-

Title The music of Joji Yuasa / by Luciana Galliano ; edited by Peter Burt
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 195 pages) : music
Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; BIBLIOGRAPHY
Summary Over the last fifty years, the music of Joji Yuasa has attained the zenith of international musical standards: a study of this great Japanese composer is long overdue. Persuasive and captivating, less 'easy' than that of his lifetime friend Toru Takemitsu, Yuasa's music has also been a model for many young composers, both from Japan and further afield, thanks to the long period he spent teaching composition at the University of California, San Diego (1981-1994). This book serves to illumina ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Yuasa, Jōji -- Criticism and interpretation
Yuasa, Jōji
Composers -- Japan
Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups.
20th century & contemporary classical music.
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
MUSIC -- Reference.
Composers
Musique -- Japon -- Histoire et critique -- 20e siècle.
Compositeurs -- Japon -- 20e siècle.
Japan
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781443838719
1443838713