Music of the Twentieth Century A Study of Its Elements and Structure

• Main Author: de Leeuw, Ton (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam University Press 2005
• Subjects: History of art / art & design styles; Music; History; Society & culture: general; Science: general issues; culture and instituten; geschiedenis; wetenschap algemeen; music; kunst en kunstgeschiedenis; muziek; cultuur and geschiedenis; culture and history; popular science; culture and institutions; history, geography, and auxiliary disciplines; historical treatment of fine and decorative arts
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Ton de Leeuw (1926-96) is probably one of the most influential composers at the crossroads between Eastern philosophy and Western technique. A one-time pupil of Olivier Messiaen's in Paris, throughout the latter years of his musical career he concentrated on the marriage of Western emphasis on...