Terry Riley's in C

Zusatztext a book that all musicians, music scholars, and music students should read. Informationen zum Autor Robert Carl is Professor of Composition and Theory and Chair of Composition, Department of Music, The Hartt School, University of Hartford. His music has been performed throughout the United States and Europe and has been published by American composers' Edition, Boosey & Hawkes, and Apollo-Edition. Recent CD releases of works are found on New World, Innova, Neuma, Koch International, Lotus, Centaur, and Vienna Modern Masters. He also writesregularly on new music for Fanfare Magazine. Klappentext Setting the stage for a most intriguing journey into the world of minimalism, Robert Carl's Terry Riley's In C argues that the work holds its place in the canon because of the very challenges it presents to "classical" music. Carl examines In C in the context of its era, its grounding in aesthetic practices and assumptions, its process of composition, presentation, recording, and dissemination. Zusammenfassung Setting the stage for a most intriguing journey into the world of minimalism, Robert Carl's Terry Riley's In C argues that the work holds its place in the canon because of the very challenges it presents to "classical" music. Carl examines In C in the context of its era, its grounding in aesthetic practices and assumptions, its process of composition, presentation, recording, and dissemination.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Carl, Robert (Professor of Composition and Theory and Chair of Composition Carl
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2009
• EAN: 9780195325287
• ISBN: 978-0-19-532528-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure & Interpretation; Studies in Musical Genesis, St; Studies in Musical Genesis, St; Print on demand; Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure & Interpretation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music; Musikinstrumente, MUSIC / Musical Instruments / General, MUSIC / History & Criticism, Music / Songbooks