Synopses & Reviews
This survey of the most significant modern composers and their techniques has become a standard work on the constantly shifting musical developments during the greater part of the twentieth century. In a concise and accessible narrative, Whittall examines the continued but declining commitment to tonality, twelve-note serialism, and the gradual emergence of new aesthetic attitudes and concepts of musical form.
Review
"[A] stimulating survey of more than 30 composers."--The Musical Times
"An excellent, balanced survey of the most important developments of music this century that should appeal to student and informed amateur alike."--Composer
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-276) and index.