Orientations: Collected Writings - Paperback

$93.60

Orientations: Collected Writings - Paperback

Name: Orientations: Collected Writings - Paperback
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SKU: 9780674643765
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by Pierre Boulez

$93.60

Book Overview

Pierre Boulez is one of the most influential--and controversial--figures in the world of contemporary music. As composer, conductor, and critic, his challenging views of modern developments are lent a special authority by his high standing as an interpreter of classic composers. Orientations will enhance his reputation as a lucid expositor of the modern composer's world.

When writing about composing and analysis Boulez forges a new way of thinking about music. He is immensely illuminating about his own compositions. He offers special insight on composers with whom he has been particularly associated as a conductor--including Berlioz, Debussy, Wagner, Mahler, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, and Messiaen. And he writes about performance and orchestras, tackling the question of how to make new music more familiar for the concert-goer. This rich and wide-ranging volume is truly a special resource for everyone wanting to learn more about twentieth-century music.

Back Jacket

'Collected here in some 500 pages, is perhaps the most comprehensive and provocative statement of an aesthetic position mustered by a musician since Schoenberg.' ---New Statesmen

ISBN	9780674643765
Author	Pierre Boulez
Publisher	Harvard University Press
Genre	Young adult
Format	Paperback
Published	March 1990
Edition	2
Language	ENG- English
Pages	541
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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