Composer To Composer: Conversations About Contemporary Music
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: worn/faded, chipping and tears but still structural (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
What happens when some of the world's most inventive musical minds sit down to talk with one of their own? Composer to Composer: Conversations about Contemporary Music presents a series of candid, illuminating dialogues between Australian broadcaster and composer Andrew Ford and a distinguished roster of leading contemporary composers, uncovering the creative processes, philosophies, and personal convictions that drive modern music forward. Ford's incisive questioning draws out reflections on everything from compositional technique and the role of tradition to the relationship between music and society, offering readers an intimate window into the world of serious contemporary composition. The book stands as a vital document of late twentieth-century musical thought, capturing voices that have shaped the direction of concert music in our time. Ford's prose and conversational style are both accessible and intellectually rigorous, making complex aesthetic debates engaging for musicians and curious listeners alike. With photographs by Malcolm Crowthers and Belinda Webster adding a human dimension to each portrait, the collection leaves one question resonating long after the final page: in a world of infinite musical possibility, what does it truly mean to find one's own voice?
Author: Andrew Ford
Format: Hardback
Genre: Music
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: worn/faded, chipping and tears but still structural (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
What happens when some of the world's most inventive musical minds sit down to talk with one of their own? Composer to Composer: Conversations about Contemporary Music presents a series of candid, illuminating dialogues between Australian broadcaster and composer Andrew Ford and a distinguished roster of leading contemporary composers, uncovering the creative processes, philosophies, and personal convictions that drive modern music forward. Ford's incisive questioning draws out reflections on everything from compositional technique and the role of tradition to the relationship between music and society, offering readers an intimate window into the world of serious contemporary composition. The book stands as a vital document of late twentieth-century musical thought, capturing voices that have shaped the direction of concert music in our time. Ford's prose and conversational style are both accessible and intellectually rigorous, making complex aesthetic debates engaging for musicians and curious listeners alike. With photographs by Malcolm Crowthers and Belinda Webster adding a human dimension to each portrait, the collection leaves one question resonating long after the final page: in a world of infinite musical possibility, what does it truly mean to find one's own voice?