Modern Composers: A Guide to the Lives and Works of the Great Modern Composers from Claude Debussy to Thomas Ades

ISBN: 9781842158692 (1842158694)
Edition Information: Illustrated edition
Edition Type: Paperback
Publisher: Southwater
Pages: 96
Date Published: 31st Dec 2016

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Modern Composers: A Guide to the Lives and Works of the Great Modern Composers from Claude Debussy to Thomas Ades

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By the end of the 19th century, its was clear that Romanticism had run its course; in its place came post-impressionism and the onset of electronic instruments and sampling techniques. This illustrated guide to the most influential composers of the 20th and 21st centuries encompasses detailed biographies as well as placing the most important works into historical context. At-a-glance fact boxes summarize key works and specialist genres. From the work of Debussy to the post-war compositions of Hans Werner Henze, discover the composers that have shaped the music we hear today.

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