Carlos Chvez and His World
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Carlos Chvez and His World
By (Author) Leonora Saavedra
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
2nd November 2015
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Composers and songwriters
780.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
384
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
567g
Description
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978) is the central figure in Mexican music of the twentieth century and among the most eminent of all Latin American modernist composers. An enfant terrible in his own country, Chavez was an integral part of the emerging music scene in the United States in the 1920s. His highly individual style--diatonic, dissonant, contrapunt
Reviews
"An insightful volume."--William Robin, The New York Times
Author Bio
Leonora Saavedra is associate professor of music at the University of California, Riverside.
