Australian Music and Modernism, 1960-1975

by Michael Hooper

Book Overview

Drawing on newly available archival material, key works, and correspondence of the era, Australian Music and Modernism defines "Australian Music" as an idea that emerged through the lens of the modernist discourse of the 1960s and 70s. At the same time that the new "Australian Music" was distinctive of the nation, it was also thoroughly connected to practices from Europe and shaped by a new engagement with the music of Southeast Asia. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501381466
• ISBN13: 9781501381461
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"