John Adams's Nixon in China: Musical Analysis, Historical and Political Perspectives

By Timothy A. Johnson

This music-analytical guide to John Adams's opera, Nixon in China presents detailed, in-depth analysis of the music tied to historical and political contexts. The opera captures an important moment in history and in international relations, and a close study of it from an interdisciplinary perspective provides fresh, compelling insights about the opera. With a heavy focus on analysis, the books shows how the music transcends its repetitive shell to become a hierarchically-rich and musically-compelling achievement.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1409426823
• ISBN13: 9781409426820
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"