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Author De Leeuw, Ton.

Title Music of the Twentieth Century : a Study of Its Elements and Structure.

Publication Info. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2005.

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Description 1 online resource (225 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Contents Table of Contents; Foreword by Rokus de Groot; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Panorama; Chapter 2: Rhythm; Chapter 3: Melody; Chapter 4: Simultaneity; Chapter 5: Timbre; Chapter 6: Exoticism and Folklore; Chapter 7: From Free Atonality to 12-Note Music; Chapter 8: From 12-Note Music to ... ; Chapter 9: From the Sixties to the Present Day; Notes; List of Examples; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Index.
Summary Ton de Leeuw's lifetime engagement with music, European and Oriental, gives this book its unique insight into what constitutes true modernity and innovation.
Local Note JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
Language English.
Subject Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Music.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Twelve-tone system.
Twelve-tone system.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: 9789053567654
ISBN 9789048505425 (electronic book)
9048505429 (electronic book)
9053567658
9789053567654
1280959185
9781280959189