| ISBN |
3718653702 (soft cover) |
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9783718653706 (soft cover) |
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3718653699 (hard cover) |
| Description |
xxvii, 393 p. : ill. (1 col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Contemporary music studies ; v. 7
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| Note |
Principally essays and articles, most of which were written 1963-1992 for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad in Rotterdam. |
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Much of the material in this collection is drawn from 2 of the composer's books previously published in Dutch: De toonklok and De wereld chromatisch. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes an annotated list of Schat's compositions (p. [374]-383) and index. |
| Summary |
Peter Schat here explains, with the clarity and simplicity which form two of his compositional aims, how he devised and uses his new and controversial system of composing and analyzing serial music. "The Tone Clock" includes analyses of musical examples and a selection of Peter Schat's polemical writings. It provides historical, political, aesthetic and environmental perspectives. |
| Subject |
Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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Music theory.
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Composition (music)
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| Alt Author |
McLeod, Jenny.
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