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New Musical Resources

by David Nicholls, Henry Cowell
$9.90
New Musical Resources - Thryft
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Innovative approach to music composition and theory.

Recommendation: New Musical Resources is a great read for musicians who are interested in exploring unique and unconventional approaches to music composition. Cowell's book breaks away from traditional Western music theory and presents a fresh perspective that challenges musicians to think outside of the box. David Nicholls' annotations and essay provide helpful context and insight into Cowell's ideas, making this edition of the book a comprehensive and engaging read.

New Musical Resources

by David Nicholls, Henry Cowell
$9.90
ISBN: 9780521499743
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $90.81
Authors: David Nicholls, Henry Cowell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date of Publication: 1996-04-26
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Music
Goodreads rating: 4.13
(rated by 48 readers)

Description

Since its original publication in 1930, Henry Cowell's New Musical Resources has become recognized as one of the few seminal technical studies to be written by a twentieth-century composer. In 1971, Virgil Thomson hailed it as "a classic." For this new edition, David Nicholls has provided an explanatory essay and annotations to Cowell's text. The essay traces the sources for the book and attempts to place Cowell's theories in the broader context of musical modernism.
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Innovative approach to music composition and theory.

Recommendation: New Musical Resources is a great read for musicians who are interested in exploring unique and unconventional approaches to music composition. Cowell's book breaks away from traditional Western music theory and presents a fresh perspective that challenges musicians to think outside of the box. David Nicholls' annotations and essay provide helpful context and insight into Cowell's ideas, making this edition of the book a comprehensive and engaging read.