Editor Stephen Dembski (11 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good paperback. Price marked out on back. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy, text also very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, first printing . Very good in purple cloth covered boards with silver lettering to the spine. In a very good dust jacket showing some light handling. 8vo large. ix, 203pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Minor bump on corner, otherwise in like new condition. Many consider Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Milton Babbitt to be the preeminent figure in post-World War II American music. Beyond the extraordinary power of his music, he is also, as he says, "somewhat known as a talker." In fact, he is renowned as an energetic teacher and inspired lecturer. In 1983 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Babbitt presented a concise summary of his most essential musical insights in a series of lectures and seminars. These are gathered here, presenting for the first time in book form a comprehensive overview of the subjects that have formed the core of his teaching for the past forty years. Babbitt's central concern in these lectures is the twelve-tone tradition with which he is so closely identified. His discussion of this tradition ranges from close consideration of specific compositional problems to frank evaluation of his own position in that tradition. In his characteristically penetrating way, Babbitt discusses the most controversial issues in twentieth-century music, from serialism and atonality to the responsibility of the listener and the place of music in the university. Until now, few have had direct exposure to Babbitt's ideas. In Madison, he spoke to a variety of audiences and, because of the pedagogical context, his presentation was direct and explanatory. This volume preserves the dazzling constructions and spontaneous excitement of his spoken language. At the time of publication, Milton Babbitt was William Shubael Conant Professor of Music Emeritus at Princeton University. He has been showered with awards during his long and distinguished career, including the Pulitzer Prize (1982) and a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship (1986). He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.…

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good in wraps. Slight foxing to covers. Some edge wear to exterior. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo. 9"h x 6"w. In this issue: "The Idea of Creation and the Theory of Autopoietic Processes", "The New Darwinian Naturalism in Political Theory", "Confucian Order at the Edge of Chaos: The Science of Complexity and Ancient Wisdom", "Revising Process Metaphysics in Response to Ian Barbour's Critique", "Fruitful Interchange or Polite Chitchat? The Dialogue between Science and Theology".…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 216 pages. 8.75x7.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 180 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 517 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: gut. 1987. Milton Babbitt: Words About Music (Madison Lectures) In englischer Sprache. pages.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 216 pages. 8.75x7.25x0.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 517 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.