Whole World of Music - A Henry Cowell Symposium (Paperback)

It is impossible to contain Henry Cowell within the boundaries of the consistencies of forms, styles, ensembles, and genres of Western art music. John Cage once described Cowell as the "open sesame for new music in America." Of the thousand or so works catalogued by William Lichtenwanger, the majority are formally innovative single movement vocal or instrumental pieces, although there are 20 symphonies, five string quartets, and 8 suites of various kinds. Cowell was also innovative in his use of instruments from different cultures (jalatarang, dragonmouths, Japanese wind glasses, the shakuhachi flute) and in this book, Lou Harrison writes of Cowell's "adventurous promotion of automobile junkyards for the finding of new sounds." In addition, Cowell was a tireless advocate of new music in the West, and Musics from other cultures worldwide, as a teacher, lecturer, publisher, and performer. He founded "New Music Quarterly" in 1927, wrote the influential book "Ne
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General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Contemporary Music Studies
Release date:	June 1998
First published:	1997
Editors:	David Nicholls
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-90-5755-004-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > 20th century music
LSN:	90-5755-004-0
Barcode:	9789057550041

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