Music has changed more in the 20th century than in any previous one: the gulf between 1800 (Beethoven's First Symphony, Haydn's The Seasons) and 1900 (Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, Mahler's Fourth Symphony) is easier to bridge than that between 1900 and 1913 (Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring). Within ten years of Stravinsky's masterpiece, Arnold Schoenberg brought about another, even more revolutionary change. In less than a quarter of a century music had been radically transformed, and it has continued to evolve at an ...
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Music has changed more in the 20th century than in any previous one: the gulf between 1800 (Beethoven's First Symphony, Haydn's The Seasons) and 1900 (Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, Mahler's Fourth Symphony) is easier to bridge than that between 1900 and 1913 (Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring). Within ten years of Stravinsky's masterpiece, Arnold Schoenberg brought about another, even more revolutionary change. In less than a quarter of a century music had been radically transformed, and it has continued to evolve at an accelerating pace. Since the 1970s styles and isms have proliferated to an extent that even professional critics and music historians can barely keep up.
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Add this copy of Settling the Score: a Journey Through the Music of the to cart. $6.25, very good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1999 by Faber & Faber.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 0571195806.
Add this copy of Settling the Score: a Journey Through the Music of the to cart. $46.38, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Gardners Books.
