20th Century Music

Chou Wen-chung is one of the most influential musical figures of our time. Although he is active in various artistic and cultural circles, his major calling has always been composition. As a composer, Chou has created a group of works whose stylistic innovation and technical profundity are distincti..

Australian by birth but a long-time resident of Great Britain, David Lumsdaine (b.1931) is central to both Australian and British modernism. By analysing a series of Lumsdaine's compositions, focusing on works written between 1966 and 1980, Hooper places Lumsdaine's music in the context of Australia..

Australian by birth but a long-time resident of Great Britain, David Lumsdaine (b.1931) is central to both Australian and British modernism. By analysing a series of Lumsdaine's compositions, focusing on works written between 1966 and 1980, Hooper places Lumsdaine's music in the context of Australia..

The Music of Hugh Wood provides the first ever in-depth study of this well-known, yet only briefly documented composer. Over the years, Wood (b. 1932) has produced a sizeable oeuvre that explores the established genres of symphony, concerto, and quartet on the one hand, and songs and choruses on the..

The Music of Hugh Wood provides the first ever in-depth study of this well-known, yet only briefly documented composer. Over the years, Wood (b. 1932) has produced a sizeable oeuvre that explores the established genres of symphony, concerto, and quartet on the one hand, and songs and choruses on the..

This title was first published in 2000. John Ireland (1879-1962) was as elusive as the music that he composed. His music resists easy categorization, in part because it is linked so closely to specific events, places and people in Ireland's personal life. The Music of John Ireland explores the expre..

Mauricio Kagel was undoubtedly one of the major figures in the new music of the last fifty years. Growing up in the rich cultural atmosphere of Buenos Aires in the 1940s and '50s, he became a member of avant-garde circles as well as receiving a rigorous musical education. By 1957 Kagel moved to Euro..

Mauricio Kagel was undoubtedly one of the major figures in the new music of the last fifty years. Growing up in the rich cultural atmosphere of Buenos Aires in the 1940s and '50s, he became a member of avant-garde circles as well as receiving a rigorous musical education. By 1957 Kagel moved to Euro..

Nyman's rise to international prominence during the last three decades has made him one of the world's most successful living composers. His music has nevertheless been criticized for its parasitic borrowing of other composers' ideas and for its relentless self-borrowing. In this first book-length s..

Nyman's rise to international prominence during the last three decades has made him one of the world's most successful living composers. His music has nevertheless been criticized for its parasitic borrowing of other composers' ideas and for its relentless self-borrowing. In this first book-length s..

Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912-1990) is an Australian composer whose full significance has only recently been appreciated. She produced over seventy finely-crafted works, including operas, ballets, concertos, instrumental chamber pieces, songs and choral works. This book traces the development of her m..

The essays collected here explore themes and trends within Gerhard’s work and comprise the first full length scholarly work on this composer. Among the themes presented is the way Gerhard’s work was shaped by his Catalan heritage and his education under Pedrell and Schoenberg. The influence of these..