2nd Edition

Twentieth-Century Chamber Music

By James McCalla Copyright 2003
316 Pages
by Routledge

416 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

20th-Century Chamber Music features an introduction giving a chronological overview of 20th-century chamber music and the major composers in the style, setting in context the following chapters that cover a wide selection of chamber works grouped thematically, including program music; vocal chamber music; works for new ensembles; the modern sonata; and contemporary string quartets. Composers... Read more
Preface 1. Twentieth-Century Chamber Music: An Introduction 2. Music and Literature I: Program Music 3. Music and Literature II: Vocal Chamber Music 4. New Ensembles, New Works 5. The Modern Sonata 6. The String Quartet Selected Bibliography Index

Biography

Prof of Music at Bowdoin, College. James McCalla is a resident of Brusnwick, Maine.