The universally acclaimed and award-winning Oxford History of Western Music is the eminent musicologist Richard Taruskins provocative; erudite telling of the story of Western music from its earliest days to the present. Each book in this superlative five-volume set illuminates-through a representative sampling of masterworks-the themes; styles; and currents that give shape and direction to a significant period in the history of Western music.Music in the Late Twentieth Century is the final installment of the set; covering the years from the end of World War II to the present. In these pages; Taruskin illuminates the great compositions of recent times; offering insightful analyses of works by Aaron Copland; John Cage; Milton Babbitt; Benjamin Britten; Steve Reich; and Philip Glass; among many others. He also looks at the impact of electronic music and computers; the rise of pop music and rock n roll; the advent of postmodernism; and the contemporary music of Laurie Anderson; John Zorn; and John Adams. Laced with brilliant observations; memorable musical analysis; and a panoramic sense of the interactions between history; culture; politics; art; literature; religion; and music; this book will be essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand this rich and diverse period.
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