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- catalog abstract ""The triumph of music in the 20th century was its abundant pluralism. This Companion is, I believe, the first to define and applaud that diversity," says Norman Lebrecht. The Companion to 20th Century Music celebrates the extraordinary range of musical accomplishment in this century: from atonality, neoclassicism and serialism to minimalism, computer music, and sheer chance. It recognizes and evaluates the successors to Verdi and Puccini, Brahms and Mahler, while at the. Same time analyzing the contributions of jazz and rock in recent musical evolution. With more than 2,500 entries, the book is comprehensive in scope and factual in detail. But this book differs from other reference works in important ways. It expresses opinions and takes sides; in other words, it has a point of view. It celebrates diversity and pluralism, and prefers art to ideology or schools of thought. It assesses musicians according to individual ability rather than. Institutional eminence. It recognizes some composers whose achievements are as yet little known and rescues others from undeserved oblivion. Above all, The Companion to 20th Century Music is meant to be read. Entries are written in narrative with a minimum of jargon and abbreviations. The conclusions may be controversial, but thanks to Mr. Lebrecht's style and wit, they are always entertaining and enlightening.".
- catalog alternative "Companion to twentieth-century music".
- catalog alternative "Companion to twentieth-century music.".
- catalog contributor b3807456.
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description ""The triumph of music in the 20th century was its abundant pluralism. This Companion is, I believe, the first to define and applaud that diversity," says Norman Lebrecht. The Companion to 20th Century Music celebrates the extraordinary range of musical accomplishment in this century: from atonality, neoclassicism and serialism to minimalism, computer music, and sheer chance. It recognizes and evaluates the successors to Verdi and Puccini, Brahms and Mahler, while at the.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and discography.".
- catalog description "Institutional eminence. It recognizes some composers whose achievements are as yet little known and rescues others from undeserved oblivion. Above all, The Companion to 20th Century Music is meant to be read. Entries are written in narrative with a minimum of jargon and abbreviations. The conclusions may be controversial, but thanks to Mr. Lebrecht's style and wit, they are always entertaining and enlightening.".
- catalog description "Same time analyzing the contributions of jazz and rock in recent musical evolution. With more than 2,500 entries, the book is comprehensive in scope and factual in detail. But this book differs from other reference works in important ways. It expresses opinions and takes sides; in other words, it has a point of view. It celebrates diversity and pluralism, and prefers art to ideology or schools of thought. It assesses musicians according to individual ability rather than.".
- catalog extent "415 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0671666541".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Simon & Schuster,".
- catalog subject "780/.9/04 20".
- catalog subject "ML100 .L46 1992".
- catalog subject "Music 20th century Bio-bibliography.".
- catalog subject "Music 20th century Encyclopedias.".
- catalog title "Companion to twentieth-century music".
- catalog title "Companion to twentieth-century music.".
- catalog title "The companion to 20th-century music / Norman Lebrecht.".
- catalog type "Bio-bibliography. fast".
- catalog type "Encyclopedias. fast".
- catalog type "text".