Concert Music, Rock, and Jazz since 1945: Essays and Analytical Studies

Interdisciplinary articles bridge the gulf between classical and popular music.

Modern musical—analytical techniques are applied to a wide range of Western music, disregarding barriers between different kinds of music. Topics discussed fall into three sections: compositional poietics (poietics being the pre—compositional activities of composer theorists); structuralist approaches, extending musical—theoretical research to new repertoires; and musical—analysis employing techniques from other ...