XENAKIS by James Harley ( 9780415971454 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

XENAKIS
HIS LIFE IN MUSIC

By:

James Harley

Format:

Hardback

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£145.00

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£130.50

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ISBN 10:

0415971454

ISBN 13:

9780415971454

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

3 February, 2005

Pages:

294

Description:

A study of the influential contemporary composer Iannis Xenakis. Following the trajectory of Xenakis's compositional development, it presents the works together with explanations of the technical and conceptual innovations that shaped them.

Synopsis:

Xenakis: His Life in Music is a full-length study of the influential contemporary composer Iannis Xenakis. Following the trajectory of Xenakis's compositional development, James Harley, who studied with Xenakis, presents the works together with clear explanations of the technical and conceptual innovations that shaped them. Harley examines the relationship between the composer and two early influences: Messiaen and Le Corbusier. Particular attention is paid to analyzing works which were vital to the composer's creative development, from early, unpublished works to the breakthrough pieces Metastasis and Pithoprakta, through the oft-discussed decade of formalization and the evolving styles of the succeeding three decades.

Illustrations:

17 black & white tables, 33 black & white line drawings

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Imprint:

Routledge

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Returnable

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