CHALLENGE TO MUSICAL TRADITION

by Adele T. Katz ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

Some background is necessary for the reader of this book -- so the market will be primarily for students of musical composition and for trained musicians. It is a sound, highly specialized analysis of the development of musical composition from the 17th century to modern times. A scholarly, richly documented work, with detailed studies of key composers significant for their innovations:- Johann Sebastian Bach, Phillipp Emanual Bach, Haydn, Wagner, Debussy, Schonberg, Stravinsky. Many musical examples.

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Publisher: Knopf

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1945

Categories: NONFICTION