Carlos Chavez and His World

Hardback

Main Details

Title Carlos Chavez and His World
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Leonora Saavedra
SeriesThe Bard Music Festival
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/Genre20th century and contemporary classical music
Bands, groups and musicians
ISBN/Barcode 9780691169477
ClassificationsDewey:780.92
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 8 halftones. 34 musical examples.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 25 August 2015
Publication Country United States

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

Author Biography

Leonora Saavedra is associate professor of music at the University of California, Riverside.

Reviews

"An insightful volume."--William Robin, The New York Times