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Routledge - Changing the System: The Music of Christian Wolff

Name: Routledge - Changing the System: The Music of Christian Wolff
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Explore the life and work of a major figure in avant-garde music with Changing the System: The Music of Christian Wolff. Published by Routledge, this book offers a wide-ranging introduction to a composer who has spent sixty years at the center of experimental music. Christian Wolff has worked alongside legendary figures such as John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Cornelius Cardew. His career is defined by a searching and provocative approach to what it means to be an experimental and socially aware artist. Despite his significant influence on major figures in new music since the 1950s - ranging from Cage to John Zorn - Wolff is often overlooked. This text provides the necessary context to understand his influential body of work and his position within the history of classical and experimental music. It is an essential read for students, musicians, and anyone interested in the evolution of 20th and 21st-century musical thought.

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Provides a comprehensive introduction to the work of Christian Wolff, a major composer in the avant-garde movement.

Examines a sixty-year career that explores the role of the experimental and socially aware artist.

Traces Wolff's connections to iconic figures including John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Cornelius Cardew.

Discusses his impact on new music from the 1950s through to contemporary artists like John Zorn.

Offers deep insight into a significant body of work that has shaped modern musical thought.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0754666808
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Music > Styles > Classical Music
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 August 2010
Listed Since: 15 March 2010

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