La música contemporánea a partir de 1945

You can hum it, but can you write it down? When most people think of a composer, they picture a bewigged genius like Mozart or Beethoven frenetically directing mighty orchestras in the ornate palaces of Vienna. While that may have been the case once upon a time, modern composers make themselves heard far beyond the classical conservatoire and concert hall. These days, soundtracks are in high demand in industries such as TV, film, advertising, and even gaming to help create immersive and exciting experiences. Whatever your musical ambitions—composing a dark requiem in a beautiful Viennese...

Tras un proceso de documentación de dos años y entrevistas con los principales actores de la escena, Richard King ha compuesto uno de los ensayos de la literatura musical más vibrantes de los últimos tiempos. Freak Scene documenta la fascinante historia de los sellos independientes de la música pop y rock británica, desde 1975 a 2005. Tras el advenimiento del punk y su consigna del "do it yourself" como reacción a la práctica habitual en la industria musical, donde el acceso a los medios de producción estaba reservado a la élite, una generación de jóvenes británicos se imbuyó de ...

Choral Scores is an anthology of music exemplifying distinctive choral repertoire by the most noteworthy composers throughout the history of Western music. A companion volume to Denis Shrock's Choral Repertoire (Oxford 2009), it presents works of salient importance to the development of choral music in Western culture, representing the music of the composers, eras, and movements discussed most prominently in that volume. Including 132 compositions by 124 different composers, each presented unabridged and in full score, and spanning the entirety of Western music history, from the medieval era...