The history of American classical music : MacDowell through minimalism / by John Warthen Struble.

Author/creator Struble, John Warthen
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Facts On File, ©1995.
Descriptionxx, 444 pages : portraits ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Forerunners -- Edward MacDowell and the "Second" New England school -- Charles Ives -- Other American composers of the early 20th century -- George Gershwin's new synthesis -- Copland, Thomson, Harris and their generation: part I (1900-1933) -- The rise of musical academia (Hanson, Sessions, Piston and their colleagues) -- Copland, Thomson, Harris and their generation: part II (after 1933) -- The generation of the forties, fifties and sixties -- The roots of dissatisfaction: foundations of the '60s avant-garde -- John Cage and the aleatoric revolution -- Post-modernism -- Minimalism -- "The shape of things to come" (where we have come; where we are going) -- Appendix A: a timeline of American music history (with other historical events) -- Appendix B: 245 significant American composers listed by state (country) of origin -- Appendix C: the fundamental repertoire of American classical music.
Abstract Devoted to both the history of American classical music and its composers, this sweeping 300-year survey examines all the influences that shaped the music tradition of the United States.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 424-430) and index.
LCCN 94029092
ISBN081602927X

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML200 .S95 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold