Postmodernism in Music: Cambridge Introductions to Music - Softcover

Gloag, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521151570 ISBN 13: 9780521151573

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Postmodernism is a term that has been used extensively to describe general trends and specific works in many different cultural contexts, including literature, cinema, architecture and the visual arts. This introduction clarifies the term and explores its relevance for music through discussion of specific musical examples from the 1950s to the present day, providing an engagement between theory and practice. Overall, this book equips students with a thorough understanding of this complex but important topic in music studies. It: · outlines and addresses the problems of defining what we mean by postmodernism · explores when postmodernism begins · engages with a broad range of literature and reference sources, inviting wider reading and thinking · uses specific musical examples to present ways of interpreting music that can be defined as postmodernist

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Review:

"The book is carefully documented, with an extensive bibliography for those seeking more in-depth study. It would be very suitable for courses surveying epochs of 20th-century music, and it would be a good addition to music library collections."
--Journal

Book Description:

Postmodernism is a term that has been used extensively to describe general trends and specific works in many different cultural contexts, including literature, cinema, architecture and the visual arts. This introduction explores the term in relation to music through discussion of specific musical examples from the 1950s to the present.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521151570
• ISBN 13: 9780521151573
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222