American Experimental Music, 1890-1940

From the end of the nineteenth century a national musical consciousness gradually developed in the USA, leading to a period of experimentation. David Nicholls considers the most influential figures of this period - Charles Ives, Charles Seeger, Ruth Crawford, Henry Cowell and the young John Cage. He analyses the music and idea of this group and explains the historical and cultural context in which they emerged.Nicholls, David is the author of 'American Experimental Music, 1890-1940', published 1990 under ISBN 9780521345781 and ISBN 0521345782.