Global Musical Modernisms–the formulation heralds expansion into new arenas of music
research. 1 For while certain pairings of the component terms are familiar enough, the …

Names: Heile, Björn.| Wilson, Charles, 1968-Title: The Routledge research companion to
modernism in music/edited by Björn Heile and Charles Wilson. Description: Abingdon …

Since György Ligeti's death in 2006, there has been a growing acknowledgement of how
central he was to the late twentieth-century cultural landscape. This collection is the first …

This dissertation contends with the simple observation that modernist composers display a
collective and rather sudden aversion to melody after World War II; I examine why this might …

German music critic and opera producer Paul Bekker (1882–1937) is a rare example of a
critic granted the opportunity to turn his ideas into practice. In this first full-length study of …

This article offers a revisionist perspective on the contested notion of Witold Lutosławski's
authenticity as a modernist composer. In doing so, it seeks to contribute to musicology's …

This article argues that early twentieth-century debates about both musical modernism and
the idea of Europe were conditioned by prevailing attitudes towards autonomy. It will …

This article uncovers an unrealized “Bach Ballet” by choreographer George Balanchine
previously unexamined by scholars of music or dance. Inspired by tap dancer Paul Draper …

This dissertation examines English musical modernism through the lens of Benjamin
Britten's engagement with the sacred, focussing on his affinity for sacred and liturgical …

In this article, I propose that Steve Reich takes on the voice as a problem, and that his
solutions to this problem are manifold, informing–perhaps driving–works from across his …