Com escoltar música

Are you a music-lover but you stop at Debussy? Perhaps you think the twentieth century has pleasant surprises to offer you but you don’t know how to find them? Or does the idea of contemporary music put you off? Are you curious about the aesthetics and social aspects of recent music? Do you want to know more about the relationship between popular music and art music? Or the meaning behind more modern music with or without lyrics?
If you have answered yes to any of these questions, this is the book for you. Joan Grimault offers a basic, but by no means overly simplified, look at some of the most important musical works and writers from the last century, ideal for anyone with an open mind and willingness to experience the effects of different kinds of music and think about their significance.
Unlike more traditional historic music books, here the author has chosen to offer a practical guide including listening to the actual pieces he discusses. After a brief introduction, each chapter deals with a different period, composer and piece before providing a detailed audition of the piece.
Jazz, pop and rock are included in the selection as well as music by composers currently still working.