American Pioneers by Alan Rich

American Pioneers by Alan Rich

A survey of the American composers who invented new musical languages.

"Smoothly executedThe chapter on Cage may well be the best introduction to his thought and work in English."—Gramophone

'...Has a subtle but insistently inquiring approach to biography and details of artistic development. Alan Rich sets out the facts on early-20^th-century music with clarity as well as providing a succinct summary of the background of the rise of concert music in the cultured urban classes if the west coast in the 19^th century."—Musical Times

On the 20th Century Composers Series

"As a series, Phaidon's 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader and for the more enthusiatically musical."—The Scotsman

Alan Rich is an American critic with a passion for contemporary music. He writes for the Los Angeles Weekly and is author of a number of books and a series of interactive music programs for computers.

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ISBN 13	9780714831732
ISBN 10	0714831735
Title	American Pioneers
Author	Alan Rich
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Phaidon Press Ltd
Year published	1995-10-19
Number of pages	240
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