Routledge New Music Theatre in Europe 1955-1975 - Musical Cultures

Explore the transformative period when European composers revolutionised music theatre between 1955 and 1975. This comprehensive volume examines how the 'new music theatre' emerged as a central creative force, reshaping theatrical traditions, artistic genres, and performance conventions in the aftermath of post-war musical experimentation. Brought together by leading European specialists, this Routledge publication offers fresh scholarly perspectives on how composers reimagined their relationship with society through innovative theatrical forms. Essential reading for musicologists, theatre historians, and anyone interested in twentieth-century avant-garde artistic movements and the evolution of experimental performance practice in Europe.