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Percy Grainger emerges as a pivotal yet overlooked figure in American music history, characterized as a 'hyper-modernist.' He defied traditional norms with compositions featuring bold dissonance and innovative approaches to folk song collection and adaptation. Grainger's reimagining of the modern orchestra and his experimentation with 'ego-less' composition further highlight his unique contributions to twentieth-century modernism, positioning him as a significant, albeit unconventional, artist in the musical landscape.
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Grainger the Modernist, Suzanne Robinson, Kay Dreyfus
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- Grainger the Modernist
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Suzanne Robinson, Kay Dreyfus
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN13
- 9780367599591
- Category
- Art / Culture, Music, History
- Description
- Percy Grainger emerges as a pivotal yet overlooked figure in American music history, characterized as a 'hyper-modernist.' He defied traditional norms with compositions featuring bold dissonance and innovative approaches to folk song collection and adaptation. Grainger's reimagining of the modern orchestra and his experimentation with 'ego-less' composition further highlight his unique contributions to twentieth-century modernism, positioning him as a significant, albeit unconventional, artist in the musical landscape.