Expressionism in Twentieth-Century Music
By Unknown Author.
Description
Idealism, rebellion against complacency, and an urgent need for new linguistic power with which to transcend their sense of spiritual crisis were characteristics common to expressionist painters, poets, and dramatists as well as to composers. Indeed, these individuals were frequently active in several fields. Expressionism in Twentieth-Century Music explores expressionism in music in relation to the same movement in other creative arts.This humanist approach to music written in the first quarter of the twentieth century considers the biographical, cultural, and societal context in which the...
ISBN(s)
0253314739, 9780253314734
