Masterworks of 20th-century Music

Masterworks of 20th-century Music

Author: Douglas A. Lee

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 9780415938471

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"Introduces more than one hundred of the most popular and frequently performed classical works of our era; includes works by Copland, Ives, Gershwin, Bartok, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Ravel, Shostakovich, and many more"--Page 4 of cover.


Masterworks of 20th-Century Music

Masterworks of 20th-Century Music

Author: Douglas Lee

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 113606690X

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"Masterworks of 20th-Century Music" introduces more than one hundred of the greatest compositions by world-renowned composer that have entered the standard orchestral repertory. The author surveyed dozens of major American orchestras to focus on those works that an average audience member is most likely to hear. Concertgoers who are intimated by the modern repertoire finally have a single resource that will help them understand and enjoy it. Like an educated guide, he walks the listener through the piece, explaining how all the elements come together to form a unified whole. This book serves the general reader interested in 20th-century music, plus students, teachers, and scholars.


Modern Masterworks, Book 2

Modern Masterworks, Book 2

Author: Jane Magrath

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781457414466

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These books present captivating 20th-century works that are fresh, upbeat and sure to motivate. Composers represented include Poulenc, Martinu, Cassella, Satie, Debussy, Bortkiewich and others. Designed for the intermediate through early-advanced student and useful for competitions and recitals.


Modern Masterworks, Book 1

Modern Masterworks, Book 1

Author: Jane Magrath

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2005-05-03

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1457414457

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These books present captivating 20th-century works that are fresh, upbeat and sure to motivate. Composers represented include Poulenc, Martinu, Cassella, Satie, Debussy, Bortkiewich and others. Designed for the intermediate through early-advanced student and useful for competitions and recitals.


Analytic Approaches to Twentieth-century Music

Analytic Approaches to Twentieth-century Music

Author: Joel Lester

Publisher: W. W. Norton

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 9780393957624

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Designed to introduce the reader to a variety of analytic techniques applicable to music of our century, this valuable new book is written in a straightforward, clear style and includes abundant music examples, practical exercises, and reinforcing overviews.


Masterworks of George Enescu

Masterworks of George Enescu

Author: Pascal Bentoiu

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2010-10-11

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 0810876906

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Often considered Romania's greatest musical force and a significant mind of the 20th century, composer George Enescu (1881-1955) achieved international fame and succeeded in incorporating Romanian spirituality into worldwide culture. Masterworks of George Enescu provides a profound and very detailed analysis of more than 25 of this important composer's most representative works. Translated from musicologist Pascal Bentoiu's Romanian publication, Lory Wallfisch presents this vital work for the first time to English-speaking audiences, providing the worldwide public with the tools to understand and enjoy Enescu's music. Bentoiu presents a kind of travel diary through Enescu's creative legacy, offering a comprehensive, well-documented, knowledgeable, and generously illustrated analytical study of the composer's greatest masterpieces. Works such as the Romanian Rhapsodies, the Second Suite for Orchestra, Vox Maris, Impressions d'Enfance, his opera Oedipe, and several sonatas and quartets are carefully examined and admired for their substance and their ability to add dignity to the musical world. The works are presented chronologically, considering their conceptual realization as well as their inception and completion. Illustrated with more than 400 musical examples, this impressive study is a perfect guide toward the thorough enjoyment of Enescu's masterpieces.


Eight Symphonic Masterworks of the Twentieth Century

Eight Symphonic Masterworks of the Twentieth Century

Author: Leonard Slatkin

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2024

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781538186800

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"Leonard Slatkin dives deeply into eight symphonic masterworks from the twentieth century and presents advice for physically conducting the pieces, tricks of the trade, interpretive possibilities, and life-long lessons for conductors. This book covers works by Debussy, Shostakovich, Bartók, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Copland, Barber, and Britten"--


Music in the 20th Century

Music in the 20th Century

Author: William W. Austin

Publisher: W. W. Norton

Published: 1966-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780393333893

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One of the principal aims of this vast panorama of musical composition in the twentieth century is to arouse in the reader a thirst for contemporary music and to share with him the author's knowledge of and enthusiasm for the many masterworks in different styles that our century has already produced. The emphasis is on the development of the various styles to be found in the music of our time.


The Masterwork in Music: Volume II, 1926

The Masterwork in Music: Volume II, 1926

Author: Heinrich Schenker

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2014-11-19

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0486780031

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The three volumes of The Masterwork in Music present complete English translations of major works by Austrian music theorist Heinrich Schenker, one of the twentieth century's leading figures in the field. First published in German between 1925 and 1930, these essays represent Schenker's greatest writings in analysis prior to the 1935 definitive formulation of his theory of music in Der freie Satz (Free Composition). This new publication of the long-awaited English translation, which first appeared in the distinguished Cambridge University Press edition, provides a valuable resource for scholars. Editorial annotations and elucidations by Dr. William Drabkin and his translators offer additional insights. This volume features a major essay on Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor; studies of Bach keyboard and solo cello pieces; works by Haydn and Reger; theoretical writings on sonata form and fugue; and many examples of Schenkerian theory. Volume One includes analyses of keyboard works by Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, Beethoven, and Handel and solo violin music by Bach, along with studies of other works. Volume Three's contents include Schenker's celebrated analysis of Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony and other works.