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- Title: New Sounds: A Listener's Guide to New Music.
- Author: John Schaefer.
- Published by Harper & Row Publishers, New York.
- Catalogue number PL 7081.
- © 1987 by John Schaefer.
- ISBN: 0-06-097081-2.
Contents
ix. Acknowledgements.
xi. Introduction: "New sounds" - What's in a name?.
001. The electronic age.
031. Electro-acoustic: Mixing old and new.
050. Process music.
064. Meet the minimalists.
091. New music from the concert hall.
113. World music.
134. Ethnic music: New sounds for Western ears.
163. Unusual folk song arrangements.
185. ECM and Windham Hill: A tale of two labels.
220. The oldest and the newest instruments.
241. The rock influence(s).
265. Musicellaneous.
270. In conclusion: A few last thoughts.
273. Appendix 1: Record label abbreviations.
275. Appendix 2: Key to record sources.
279. Index.Total Pages 297.
Notes
- "To anyone familiar with John Schaefer's radio program 'New Sounds,' the style of his book will be familiar -lively and informative. This was written by a man who knows and loves his material and is willing to share it with anyone who will listen.".
-Philip Glass.
- "Modern music, " too long an intimidating area has over the past decade become something else entirely: adventurous, accessible, and appealing. John Schaefer, whose "New Sounds" program has introduced thousands of listeners to new music on National Public Radio, has written an authoritative and engaging guide to the world of contemporary music and its composers and performers. Electronic and acoustic music, experimental ensembles, Minimalism, ethnic influences, Windham Hill's revival of impressionism, the contemporary classical scene, radical extensions of the human voice, invented instruments, and the surprising evolution of rock are all discussed, and for the collector there are critical discographies of over 2,000 ofthe best recordings of new music available.
For the disaffected rock fan, the knowledgeable classical music lover, or the simply curious listener, New Sounds is the ideal introduction for discovering the full range and richness of today's music.
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