Illegal Harmonies: Music in the 20th Century by Andrew Ford (First Edition)
Listen, What Do You Hear?
We are surrounded by sounds all the time, but we tend not to hear them; our brains are very good at editing what our ears pick up. If we stop for a moment to listen, there they are - the ticking clock, traffic noise, fragments of conversation, a passing plane. These are examples of what the American composer John Cage called 'illegal harmony'.
In response to the noisiest century in history, modern composers have consistently flown in the face of musical orthodoxy. As technology has changed at an unprecedented rate, so have musical styles - sometimes to the dismay of audiences and critics.
In Illegal Harmonies, Andrew Ford charts the course of music in the concert hall and opera house over the last hundred years, linking it to developments in literature, theatre, cinema and the visual arts, and to popular music from Irving Berlin to the Beatles to rap. The result is a stimulating, provocative and informative cultural history.
Format: Hardback | 266 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 17.3 x 2.1 | 590g
Publication Date: 09 Feb 1998
Publisher: Hale & Iremonger Pty Ltd
Publication City/Country: Sydney, Australia
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w illustrations/photos
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0868066354
ISBN13: 9780868066356
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. No damage to the cover. The dust jacket is included and in good condition (minor scuff marks along edges). Binding has minimal wear. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.