Music Ho!: A Study Of Music In Decline
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work of musical criticism, Music Ho! A Study of Music in Decline presents a brilliantly argued and provocative assessment of Western music in the early twentieth century. Constant Lambert, one of Britain's most gifted conductors and composers, chronicles the trajectory of modern music with razor-sharp wit and considerable erudition, dissecting the works of Stravinsky, Sibelius, jazz, and the rise of mechanical music. Written with the authority of a practising musician and the pen of a literary stylist, the book argues that contemporary concert music had lost its vital connection to popular culture and emotional authenticity. Lambert's incisive commentary and sweeping cultural observations have secured this work's reputation as one of the most readable and controversial books ever written about music.
Author: Constant Lambert
Format: Paperback
Published: 1985, Hogarth Press
Genre: Music
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work of musical criticism, Music Ho! A Study of Music in Decline presents a brilliantly argued and provocative assessment of Western music in the early twentieth century. Constant Lambert, one of Britain's most gifted conductors and composers, chronicles the trajectory of modern music with razor-sharp wit and considerable erudition, dissecting the works of Stravinsky, Sibelius, jazz, and the rise of mechanical music. Written with the authority of a practising musician and the pen of a literary stylist, the book argues that contemporary concert music had lost its vital connection to popular culture and emotional authenticity. Lambert's incisive commentary and sweeping cultural observations have secured this work's reputation as one of the most readable and controversial books ever written about music.