Beschreibung:
Kenneth Gloag is Reader in Musicology at Cardiff University.
What is postmodernism? How does it relate to music? This introduction clarifies the concept, providing ways of interpreting postmodern music.
Preface; 1. Introducing postmodernism; 2. Postmodern musicology ¿ postmodern music; 3. From anti-modernism to postmodern nostalgia; 4. The challenge of the past; 5. The music of George Rochberg: from modern serialism to postmodern pastiche; 6. The music of John Zorn: 'a postmodernism of resistance'; 7. Blurring the boundaries; 8. The music of Sofia Gubaidulina (and others): 'as if the history of music were at an end'; 9. Repetitions and revisions: from bebop to hip-hop; Postscript; Bibliography; Recordings.