Orientations(English, Paperback, Boulez Pierre)

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Orientations(English, Paperback, Boulez Pierre) is written by Boulez Pierre and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674643763 (ISBN 10) and 9780674643765 (ISBN 13).

Pierre Boulez is one of the most influential-and controversial-figures in the world of contemporary music. As composer, conductor, and critic, his challenging views of modern developments are lent a special authority by his high standing as an interpreter of classic composers. Orientations will enhance his reputation as a lucid expositor of the modern composer's world. When writing about composing and analysis Boulez forges a new way of thinking about music. He is immensely illuminating about his own compositions. He offers special insight on composers with whom he has been particularly associated as a conductor-including Berlioz, Debussy, Wagner, Mahler, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, and Messiaen. And he writes about performance and orchestras, tackling the question of how to make new music more familiar for the concert-goer. This rich and wide-ranging volume is truly a special resource for everyone wanting to learn more about twentieth-century music.