John Borstlap: 2 books

The Classical Revolution studies the recent emergence of a new brand of classical music, one rooted in “pre-modern” tonal traditions. Through polemical essays on the conflict between re-emergent tradition and the usual, bland “modern music” in which academic atonalism, process music and attempts...

"Rich in discussion-worthy arguments … an important contribution to musical aesthetics." — Die Tonkunst "An excellent and expansive view of where we now are in the larger world of contemporary art music." ― Academic Questions These essays by a prominent composer offer a thought-provoking...