John Borstlap

Classical Revolution (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover Publications
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486823355
• Artikelnr.: 48786355

Autorenporträt

John Borstlap (b. 1950) studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory and has a masters from Cambridge University. His "Violin Concerto" won prizes at the Prince Pierre Competition in Monaco and the Wieniawski Competition in Poznan (Poland). He received commissions from various institutions including the Johan Wagenaar Foundation, the Dutch Government and the Culture Company. His chamber music and symphonic works have been publicly performed and recorded for radio broadcasts by Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre National de Montpellier, the Kammersymphonie Berlin, the Deutsch-Niederländische Kammerphilharmonie, the Wiener Philharmoniker and the Wiener Kammersymphonie. He is one of three founders of the Composers Group Amsterdam.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Classical Music - a Dying Culture?
Chapter 1
The Classical Revolution: The Shock of the Old
Chapter 2
The Fallacy of Modernism, I
Chapter 3
The Fallacy of Modernism, II
Chapter 4
Temples of Delight: How Not to Build a Concert Hall
Chapter 5
The Enduring Presence of the Past
Chapter 6
The Search for Meaning
Chapter 7
The Cultural Shopping Mall: Pluralism and Choice
Chapter 8
Conclusion: The Debate about Beauty
Chapter 9
Some Composers
Further Reading