The Cambridge Companion to Composition

Herausgeber: Young, Toby

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

As the first major handbook to music composition in decades, this book is primarily aimed at students and practitioners in the area of composition, but the range of topics and genres covered by this book will appeal to academics and practitioners in complementary fields of contemporary music, sound art and creativity.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Companions to Music
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 634g
• ISBN-13: 9781108926997
• ISBN-10: 1108926991
• Artikelnr.: 70150601

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of music examples
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Introduction
Part I. Creative Processes: 1. Inspiration Howard Skempton
2. Compositional unfolding Robert Saxton
3. Out of one, many: aspects, relationships, and attitudes to linearity Kenneth Hesketh: 4. Instruments and invention Tonia Ko
5. From sketch to score Julian Anderson
Part II. Technique(s): 6. Composing for ensemble Cheryl Frances-Hoad
7. Composing for orchestra Roberto Sierra
8. Composing for voice Toby Young
9. Composing for choir David Bednall
10. Composing for stage Nico Muhly
11. Composing for the screen Debbie Wiseman
Part III. Styles, Conventions, and Issues: 12. Dots, squiggles, and words: notation in recent music Christopher Fox
13. Sonorities and spectra Christian Mason and Jon Hargreaves
14. Electronic composition: histories and affordances Lauren Redhead
15. Transcultural composing Raymond Yiu
16. Nothing new under the sun: composition as adaptation Cecilia Livingstone
17. Composition and ecological listening Liza Lim
Part IV. Building a Career: 18. Finding your voice Eleanor Alberga
19. Beyond the notes: how to tell your story, and who needs to know Naomi Belshaw
20. Practical advice for emerging composers Hollie Harding and Toby Young
Further reading
Index.