Twentieth-Century Chamber Music / Edition 2

by James McCalla

Overview

20th-Century Chamber Music features an introduction giving a chronological overview of 20th-century chamber music and the major composers in the style, setting in context the following chapters that cover a wide selection of chamber works grouped thematically, including program music; vocal chamber music; works for new ensembles; the modern sonata; and contemporary string quartets. Composers covered range from Schoenberg and Bartók to Toru Takemitsu and George Crumb. The book is ideal for a course focussing on the history of chamber music or a unit in a 20th-century music on the chamber works of the era. Plus, students and scholars will find it an excellent resource summarizing current research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415966955
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/22/2003
Series:	Routledge Studies in Musical Genres
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Prof of Music at Bowdoin, College. James McCalla is a resident of Brusnwick, Maine.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Twentieth-Century Chamber Music: An Introduction 2. Music and Literature I: Program Music 3. Music and Literature II: Vocal Chamber Music 4. New Ensembles, New Works 5. The Modern Sonata 6. The String Quartet Selected Bibliography Index