The Music of James Tenney: A Handbook to the Pieces (2) - Couverture rigide

Wannamaker, Robert

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ISBN 10 : 0252043685 ISBN 13 : 9780252043680

Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2021

Synopsis

A work-by-work guide to the composer's groundbreaking music

Robert Wannamaker's monumental two-volume study explores the influential music and ideas of American composer, theorist, writer, performer, and educator James Tenney. Delving into the whole of Tenney's far-ranging oeuvre, Wannamaker offers close, aurally grounded analyses of works linked to the artist's revolutionary theories of musical form, timbre, and harmonic perception.

Written as a reference work, Volume 2, A Handbook to the Pieces, presents detailed entries on Tenney's significant post-1959 experimental works (excepting pieces covered in volume 1). Wannamaker includes technical information, an analysis of intentions and goals, graphs and musical examples, historical and biographical context, and thoughts from Tenney and others on specific works. Throughout, he discusses the striking compositional ideas found in Tenney's music and, where appropriate, traces an idea's appearance from one piece to the next to reveal the evolution of the composer's art and thought.

A landmark in experimental music scholarship, The Music of James Tenney is a first-of-its-kind consideration of the experimental music titan and his work.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Robert Wannamaker is Associate Dean for Academic and Special Projects in the School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts. He is a composer, improviser, music theorist, mathematician, and educator.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Illinois Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0252043685
• ISBN 13: 9780252043680
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible