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Neoclassical Music in America : Voices of Clarity and Restraint /

In Neoclassical Music in America: Voices of Clarity and Restrain, music reviewer and scholar, R. James Tobin explores the origins and fate of neoclassicism, arguing how efforts to define musical neoclassicism as a style largely fail because of the stylistic diversity of the music that fall within it...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tobin, R. James, 1937-
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014.
Series:Modern traditionalist classical music.
Subjects:
Music > United States > 20th century > History and criticism.
Neoclassicism (Music) > United States.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
MUSIC > Reference.
Music.
Neoclassicism (Music)
United States.
1900 - 1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In Neoclassical Music in America: Voices of Clarity and Restrain, music reviewer and scholar, R. James Tobin explores the origins and fate of neoclassicism, arguing how efforts to define musical neoclassicism as a style largely fail because of the stylistic diversity of the music that fall within its scope. Tobin surveys the careers of various figures, drawing especially on early reviews of performances before offering his own critical assessment of individual works.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (301 pages).
ISBN:9780810884403
0810884402