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The decades following World War II witnessed an explosion of musical creativity in America. Unfortunately, they also witnessed a widening abyss between the contemporary composer and his or her audience. Confusion on the part of the modern listener is an all-too-frequent phenomenon when he or she is confronted by the extraordinary profusion of contemporary musical styles. This useful volume is intended to relieve some of that confusion. Insightful commentaries and a highly readable text combine to focus on all contemporary musical styles from the most traditional to the most experimental in relation to modern American life. Taking the position that music is a transaction between creator/composer and listener, the author considers ways in which each faction may become more aware of the other's imperatives, thereby sponsoring a new and mutually meaningful music.Tawa, Nicholas E. is the author of 'A Most Wondrous Babble: American Art Composers, Their Music, and the American Scene 1950-1985, Vol. 9 - Nicholas E. Tawa - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780313256929 and ISBN 0313256926.
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