Masterworks of 20th-Century Music: The Modern Repertory of the Symphony Orchestra

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Douglas Lee

Masterworks of 20th-Century Music

The Modern Repertory of the Symphony Orchestra

Douglas Lee

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Routledge
23 August 2002

The Arts: General & Reference; 20th century & contemporary classical music; Orchestras; Reference works

"From Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring to Gustav Holst's The Planets and Igor Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps , Masterworks of 20th-Century Music collects over 100 of the most celebrated and frequently played compositions by world composers. Based on the author's survey of dozens of American orchestras, these are works that we all recognize, but whose history we may not know. Each entry gives the reader a wealth of information about: the composer, when and where the piece was first performed, the ""style"" of the composition, and a basic analysis of the music. From the general reader to the music scholar, this book will prove a source of valuable information and a constant pleasure."

By: Douglas Lee
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 1.140kg
ISBN: 9780415938464
ISBN 10: 0415938465
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 23 August 2002
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; John Adams; Samuel Barber; Béla Bartók; Alban Berg; Leonard Bernstein; Benjamin Britten; Aaron Copland; John Corigliano; George Gershwin; Alberto Ginastera; Henryk Górecki; Paul Hindemith; Gustav Holst; Charles Ives; Zoltán Kodály; Darius Milhaud; Carl Orff; Sergei Prokofiev; Maurice Ravel; Dmitri Shostakovich; Igor Stravinsky; Ralph Vaughan Williams; William Walton; Anton Webern

Douglas Lee is Professor of Musicology, Emeritus, at Vanderbilt U. An active scholar of 18th-century instrumental music, he has also written many articles for journals, reference works, chapters in books, critical editions, plus program and liner notes for concert performances and CD recordings. He lives in Nashville, TN.