American pioneers : Ives to Cage and beyond
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American pioneers : Ives to Cage and beyond
（20th-century composers）
Phaidon, 1995
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ISBN (9780714847696) from 2008 printing
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the first book to concentrate on the rebellious trend within American music at the turn of the twentieth century. American Pioneers examines Charles Ives, Henry Cowell, John Cage, Carl Ruggles, Edgard Varese, Harry Patch, Colin McPhee and Lou Harrison, focusing on the peculiarly American quality of their artistic motivation. The pioneering flair of these composers was an act of defiance: Americans throwing off the shackles of European tradition and inventing a new language, seeking to redefine what could or could not be embraced by the term 'music'.
Table of Contents
Preface/Prelude/Charles Ives/Edgard Varese/Henry Cowell/John Cage/New Sources, New Sounds/Epilogue/Selective List of Works/Further Reading/Selective Discography/Index
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