The aesthetics of survival : a composer's view of twentieth-century music / George Rochberg.
The aesthetics of survival : a composer's view of twentieth-century music / George Rochberg.
The aesthetics of survival : a composer's view of twentieth-century music / George Rochberg.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
Call Numbers
N780.904/74
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xix, 262 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
On the new image of music -- On Schoenberg and serialism -- On musical time and space -- On music, humanism, and culture -- On the fantastic and the logical -- On the renewal of music.
Publication information
Publisher
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2004.
Edition
Rev. and expanded ed.
Place of Publication
Michigan
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"In this book, the author addresses the legacy of modernism in music and its related effect on the cultural milieu, particularly its overemphasis on the abstract, rationalist thinking embraced by contemporary science, technology, and philosophy. Rochberg argues for the renewal of holistic values in order to ensure the survival of music as a humanly...
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Full title
The aesthetics of survival : a composer's view of twentieth-century music / George Rochberg.
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Notes
General note
Essays.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-256) and index.
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N780.904/74
Record Identifier
74VKPL8jGKZM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPL8jGKZM
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ISBN
0472030264 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780472030262 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
780.904
MMS ID
991019641599702626
