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Music in the Late Twentieth Century - The Oxford History of Western Music (Hardcover)
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Music in the Late Twentieth Century - The Oxford History of Western Music (Hardcover)
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The universally acclaimed and award-winning Oxford History of
Western Music is the eminent musicologist Richard Taruskin's
provocative, erudite telling of the story of Western music from its
earliest days to the present. Each book in this superlative
five-volume set illuminates-through a representative sampling of
masterworks-the themes, styles, and currents that give shape and
direction to a significant period in the history of Western music.
Music in the Late Twentieth Century is the final installment of the
set, covering the years from the end of World War II to the
present. In these pages, Taruskin illuminates the great
compositions of recent times, offering insightful analyses of works
by Aaron Copland, John Cage, Milton Babbitt, Benjamin Britten,
Steve Reich, and Philip Glass, among many others. He also looks at
the impact of electronic music and computers, the rise of pop music
and rock 'n' roll, the advent of postmodernism, and the
contemporary music of Laurie Anderson, John Zorn, and John Adams.
Laced with brilliant observations, memorable musical analysis, and
a panoramic sense of the interactions between history, culture,
politics, art, literature, religion, and music, this book will be
essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand this rich and
diverse period.
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