Compendium of Modern Instrumental Techniques

by Gardner Read

An important characteristic of contemporary art music has been the use of conventional instruments in unconventional ways, achieving effects undreamed of or thought impossible in the early twentieth century. This compendium codifies these techniques, explains their production and effects, cites representative scores, and provides numerous example from an international selection of composers. Part One considers techniques and procedures that apply...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313285128
• ISBN13: 9780313285127
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"