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Umfang: 1 online resource (288 p.)

Ausgabe: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9781597348577 , 1597348570 , 9780520928213 , 0520928210

Inhalt: In this engrossing collection of essays, distinguished composer, theorist, journalist, and educator Arthur Berger invites us into the vibrant and ever-changing American music scene that has been his home for most of the twentieth century. Witty, urbane, and always entertaining, Berger describes the music scene in New York and Boston since the 1930's, discussing the heady days when he was a member of a tight-knit circle of avant-garde young composers mentored by Aaron Copland as well as his participation in a group at Harvard University dedicated to Stravinsky. As Virgil Thomson's associate on the New York Herald Tribune and founding editor of the prestigious Perspectives of New Music, Berger became one of the preeminent observers and critics of American music. His reflections on the role of music in contemporary life, his journalism career, and how changes in academia influence the composition and teaching of music offer a unique perspective informed by Berger's abundant intelligence and experience.

Anmerkung: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , 1. Composers and Their Audience in the Thirties -- , 2. Nationalism -- , 3. Is Music in Decline? -- , 4. Rendezvous with Apollo: Form Is Feeling -- , 5. Reinventing the Past: Pastiche, Collage, or "Criticism"? -- , 6. Serialism: Composer as Theorist -- , 7. Rapprochement or Friendly Takeover? -- , 8. Postmodern Music -- , 9. Virgil Thomson and the Press -- , 10. Music on My Beat -- , 11. PNM and the Ph.D. -- , 12. A Tale of Two Critics: Rosenfeld and Haggin -- , 13. Do We Hear What We Say We Hear? -- , 14. New Linguistic Modes and the New Theory -- , 15. The Octatonic Scale -- , 16. Backstage at the Opera -- , 17. A Tale of Two Conductors: Koussevitzky and Mitropoulos -- , 18. From My Diary: Brief Encounters -- , Appendix: From My Scrapbook -- , Notes -- , Index , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780520232518

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0520232518

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780520232525

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0520232526

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1525/9780520928213

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Umfang: vii, 270 p. , ill. , 24 cm

ISBN: 0520232518

Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references and index , Trends in twentieth-century American composition. Composers and their audience in the thirties ; Nationalism ; Is music in decline? ; Rendezvous with Apollo : form is feeling ; Reinventing the past : pastiche, collage, or "criticism"? ; Serialism : composer as theorist ; Rapprochement or friendly takeover? ; Postmodern music -- Writing about music. Virgil Thomson and the press ; Music on my beat ; PNM and the Ph. D. ; A tale of two critics : Rosenfeld and Haggin -- Aesthetics and musical analysis. Do we hear what we say we hear? ; New linguistic modes and the new theory ; The octatonic scale -- Retrospective. Backstage at the opera ; A tale of two conductors : Koussevitzky and Mitropoulos ; From my diary : brief encounters

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Musikwissenschaft

Schlagwort(e): USA ; Neue Musik ; USA ; Musik ; Geschichte 1900-2000 ; USA ; Musik ; Geschichte 1930-2000 ; Aufsatzsammlung

URL: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/ucal042/2002006432.html

URL: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/ucal052/2002006432.html

Mehr zum Autor: Berger, Arthur Victor 1912-2003

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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 270 pages) , illustrations

Ausgabe: Online-Ausg.

ISBN: 0520232526 , 0520232518 , 0520928210 , 1597348570 , 1417523913 , 9780520232525 , 9780520232518 , 9780520928213 , 9781597348577 , 9781417523917

Inhalt: In this collection of essays, distinguished composer, theorist, journalist, and educator Arthur Berger invites us into the vibrant and ever-changing American music scene that has been his home for most of the 20th century

Inhalt: Trends in twentieth-century American composition. Composers and their audience in the thirties ; Nationalism ; Is music in decline? ; Rendezvous with Apollo : form is feeling ; Reinventing the past : pastiche, collage, or "criticism"? ; Serialism : composer as theorist ; Rapprochement or friendly takeover? ; Postmodern music -- Writing about music. Virgil Thomson and the press ; Music on my beat ; PNM and the Ph. D. ; A tale of two critics : Rosenfeld and Haggin -- Aesthetics and musical analysis. Do we hear what we say we hear? ; New linguistic modes and the new theory ; The octatonic scale -- Retrospective. Backstage at the opera ; A tale of two conductors : Koussevitzky and Mitropoulos ; From my diary : brief encounters

Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references and index

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Berger, Arthur, 1912-2003 Reflections of an American composer Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002

Sprache: Englisch

URL: Volltext

Mehr zum Autor: Berger, Arthur Victor 1912-2003