The new music, by reginald smith brindle (pbk).
The new music by Reginald Smith Brindle is a comprehensive guide published by O.U.P. in 1986, spanning 230 pages. This second edition builds upon the original work from 1975, exploring the adventurous evolutions of music since 1945, including pointillism, post-Webernism, and electronic music. The author provides an insightful overview of various musical movements and their implications, reflecting on the shifts in the musical landscape over the decades.
In this edition, readers will find a new chapter that reviews developments in music since the first publication, addressing the decline of experimentalism and the reaction against complexity. Smith Brindle discusses notable works by composers such as Stockhausen, Reich, and Glass, highlighting the partial return to romanticism. Additionally, he examines the impact of technological advancements on music, suggesting that the future will be closely tied to these changes rather than radical compositional techniques. This guide serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the history and criticism of 20th-century music.
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This guide to the more adventurous evolutions of music since 1945–pointillism, post-Webernism, integral serialism, free dodecaphony, aleatory and indeterminate music, graphics, musique concrete, electronic music, and theatre music–was first published in 1975 and has been reprinted several times. For this second edition, Smith Brindle has added a new chapter reviewing developments over the decade since first publication. He discusses the decline of experimentalism and the reaction against increasing cerebralism and complexity as variously illustrated by the more recent works of Stockhausen, the minimalist works of Reich and Glass, and the partial return to romanticism. He also reviews the technological revolution which has taken place in computer music and concludes that the future of music will for the time being be most closely associated with technological change and development, rather than with radical changes in compositional techniques.
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