Circumscribing the Open Universe

by Thomas DeLio

Overview

Explores the concept of open structure as it has evolved in the music of the American avant-garde throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The works of five composers are examined in detail: John Cage, Morton Feldman, Christian Wolff, Robert Ashley and Alvin Lucier.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780819137487
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	01/10/1984
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.42(w) x 8.42(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Thomas DeLio is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Maryland in College Park.

Editorial Reviews

This is a precious collection of essays. Five contemporary composers have been chosen for their contributions to opening the art of music. Their attitude is put in perspective with that of other artists) painters, sculptors) as well as poets and philosophers....

Jean-Claude Risset

This is a precious collection of essays. Five contemporary composers have been chosen for their contributions to opening the art of music. Their attitude is put in perspective with that of other artists) painters, sculptors) as well as poets and philosophers....--Jean-Claude Risset, Universite d'Aix Marseille

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