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Music in Transition

A Study of Tonal Expansion and Atonality, 1900-1920

Jim Samson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:28th Apr '94

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BL A clear and stimulating guide to the origins of modern music In the decades from 1900 to 1920, traditonal tonality gave way to new forms of musical expression and was reinterpreted. In tracing the atonal revolution, Jim Samson reveals the various paths taken by Schoenberg and his followers, describing their very different stylistic development.

`An admirably full and balanced introduction' Music in Education

ISBN: 9780460861502

Dimensions: 235mm x 140mm x 20mm

Weight: 397g

256 pages