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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144870803321

Autore

Leeuw Ton de <1926-1996.>

Titolo

Music of the twentieth century : a study of its elements and structure / / Ton de Leeuw ; foreword by Rokus de Groot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Amsterdam], : Amsterdam University Press, c2005

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

9786610959181

9781280959189

1280959185

9789048505425

9048505429

9781423746287

1423746287

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrootRokus de

Disciplina

780.9/04

Soggetti

Music - 20th century - History and criticism

Twelve-tone system

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Panorama -- Chapter 2. Rhythm -- Chapter 3. Melody -- Chapter 4. Simultaneity -- Chapter 5. Timbre -- Chapter 6. Exoticism and Folklore -- Chapter 7. From Free Atonality to 12-Note Music -- Chapter 8. From 12-Note Music to... -- Chapter 9. From the Sixties to the Present Day -- Notes -- List of Examples -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

<div>Ton de Leeuw was a truly groundbreaking composer. As evidenced by his pioneering study of compositional methods that melded Eastern traditional music with Western musical theory, he had a profound understanding of the complex and often divisive history of twentieth-century music. Now his renowned chronicle <i>Music of the Twentieth Century</i> is offered here in a newly revised English-



language edition.<br><i>Music of the Twentieth Century</i> goes beyond a historical survey with its lucid and impassioned discussion of the elements, structures, compositional principles, and terminologies of twentieth-century music. De Leeuw draws on his experience as a composer, teacher, and music scholar of non-European music traditions, including Indian, Indonesian, and Japanese music, to examine how musical innovations that developed during the twentieth century transformed musical theory, composition, and scholarly thought around the globe.</div>