Music after the Fall

Modern Composition and Culture since 1989

Tim Rutherford-Johnson

This is the first book to survey contemporary Western art music within the transformed political, cultural, and technological environment of the post-Cold War era. In this book, Tim Rutherford-Johnson considers musical composition against this changed backdrop, placing it in the context of globalization, digitization, and new media.

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Beschrijving Music after the Fall

A survey of contemporary Western art music within the transformed political, cultural, and technological environment of the post-Cold War era. It considers musical composition against this changed backdrop, placing it in the context of globalization, digitization, and new media.

ISBN: 9780520283152
Pagina's: 368
Verschenen: 01-01-2017
Rubriek: Muziek

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Paperback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: University of California Press

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