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Title:

MUSIC IN TRANSITION
A STUDY OF TONAL EXPANSION AND ATONALITY, 1900-1920

By:

Jim Samson

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0460861506

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9780460861502

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

28 April, 1994

Pages:

256

Description:

BL A clear and stimulating guide to the origins of modern musicIn the decades from 1900 to 1920, traditonal tonality gave way to new forms of musical expression and was reinterpreted. In tracing the atonal revolution, Jim Samson reveals the various paths taken by Schoenberg and his followers, describing their very different stylistic development.

Synopsis:

BL A clear and stimulating guide to the origins of modern music In the decades from 1900 to 1920, traditonal tonality gave way to new forms of musical expression and was reinterpreted. In tracing the atonal revolution, Jim Samson reveals the various paths taken by Schoenberg and his followers, describing their very different stylistic development. This book is intended for students of music at university level, general readers interested in the origins of twentieth-century music.

Illustrations:

72 music examples

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Oxford University Press

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