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New Directions in Music

Seventh Edition

 

David Cope

 

Directions in the musical avant-garde in the past fifty years seem as numerous and diverse as the composers and their works. Yet these directions have historical motives and aesthetic values, traceable and uniquely observable due to their singularly radical nature. Building on the success of previous editions, the Seventh Edition of New Directions in Music explores the history, philosophy, composers, and works of the avant-garde since the late 1940s, emphasizing works departing radically from tradition. Musicians and musical scholars of all levels will benefit from Cope’s clear presentation, organizing a seemingly idiosyncratic field into a logical succession of ideas and developments. Outstanding features include extensive bibliographies of written works and recordings; interviews with important avant-garde composers, showing readers firsthand the thought behind their works; in-depth analyses of specific works relevant to each chapter; and addresses, with websites, of publishers of avant-garde music.
 

$42.95 list, 259 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-108-7

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-108-5

© 2001

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“I have used New Directions in Music since its first appearance in 1974. Each revision is better than the last, with the current Seventh Edition being, in my opinion, the most comprehensive source available for personal research and as a resource for my classes in contemporary music.” —Bruce Bullock, Northwestern State University


“An excellent textbook that can very effectively be utilized in a variety of courses that focus on music of the last fifty years.” —Orlando J. Garcia, Florida International University


“A valuable resource for the student composer in the areas of analysis, recent music history, and the sociological dimensions of modern music. Especially helpful are the vectoral analyses and the interviews that conclude the chapters. It could also be useful as a supplement to classes in advanced music theory.” —Daniel Adams, Texas Southern University


“A wonderful asset to contemporary music seminars.” —Tania Leon, Brooklyn College
 

“An excellent source! I have been referring to Cope for over twenty years, and it continues to be among the most thorough and perceptive treatments of the music of our time.” —Kenneth Keaton, Florida Atlantic University


“A wonderful and valuable book. Each edition gives the original additional currency. I use it continually as a reference and as a supplement to my course in Twentieth-Century Music. I recommend it highly.” —Donald Chittum, University of the Arts
 

Table of Contents

 

1. Origins
2. Atonality and Serialism
3. Texturalism
4. Timbralism and Tuning
5. Indeterminacy
6. Experimentalism
7. Electroacoustic Music
8. Algorithmic Composition
9. Minimalism
10. Integration
Appendix I. Glossary of Terms
Appendix II. Biographical Data
Appendix III. Notations
Appendix IV. Source Addresses