Modern Music: The Avant Garde Since 1945

by Paul Griffiths

A look at music since 1945 focuses on the development of new instrument technology, the theory of serialism, and the use of chance or choice in composition

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

331 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Paul Anthony Griffiths, OBE, is a British music critic, novelist and librettist. He is particularly noted for his writings on modern classical music and for having written the libretti for two 20th century operas, Tan Dun's Marco Polo and Elliott Carter's What Next? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gr...]

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book shows the work of composers confronted by crisis and increasing irrelevance. It drove some to new heights.