Modern Times
- ISBN-10
- 1349112917
- ISBN-13
- 9781349112913
- Series
- Modern Times
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993-11-02
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- Robert P Morgan
Description
This volume covers the development of modern music from World War I to the present. Specific musical responses can be identified from the prevailing social, economic and political circumstances. Since World War II musical languages have tended to converge, with developments in technology and communications. Robert P. Morgan is the author of Twentieth Century Music, and co-editor of Alban Berg: Historical and Analytical Perspectives.
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