New Music at Darmstadt explores the rise and fall of the so-called Darmstadt School; through a wealth of primary sources and analytical commentary. Martin Iddons book examines the creation of the Darmstadt New Music Courses and the slow development and subsequent collapse of the idea of the Darmstadt School; showing how participants in the West German new music scene; including Herbert Eimert and a range of journalistic commentators; created an image of a coherent entity; despite the very diverse range of compositional practices on display at the courses. The book also explores the collapse of the seeming collegiality of the Darmstadt composers; which crystallised around the arrival there in 1958 of the most famous; and notorious; of all post-war composers; John Cage; an event Carl Dahlhaus opined swept across the European avant-garde like a natural disaster.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A mustBy Kathy Ter VeenFull; delightful gamelan at its best!0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great bookBy Gary E. HooverI collect Gamelan instruments; both Javanese and Balinese. This is an excellent introduction to the Balinese side of things. This is some of the most beautiful and unusual music in the world. The great bronze metallophones are stunning.14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Exactly what was so sorely needed for the subjectBy A CustomerDr. Tenzer is not only a well known scholar; but also an expert player and composer in the Balinese gamelan idiom; and a founding member of Americas fine ensemble; Sekar Jaya. He brings his wealth of skill; knowledge and experience to this work; an essential and absolute must-have item for both enthusiast and player alike. Over the course of nine chapters he covers everything from construction and tuning; to history; to the musics place in Balinese society: today; in the modern era. This up-to-date aspect is what I found to be so invaluable about "Balinese Music". Outside of actually going to visit the island; reading this book has got to be the next best thing; giving you a very palpable sense of gamelans power and meaning in its native cultural climate. In addition to the text; Tenzer adds a very helpful glossary of terms; as well as an index of recommended recordings; both of Balinese productions; and of those from the West. I cant find anything in this book that isnt right on the money. Colin McPhees masterwork may be the Bible of gamelan theory; but for practice; nobody has yet outdone Tenzers work; and I recommend it highly to everyone interested in this subject.