THE CLASSICAL REVOLUTION: THOUGHTS ON NEW MUSIC IN THE 21ST CENTURY REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION
BY JOHN BORSTLAP

DESCRIPTION:
-THESE ESSAYS BY A PROMINENT COMPOSER OFFER A THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXPLORATION OF A CURRENT TREND IN CLASSICAL MUSIC. AUTHOR JOHN BORSTLAP ADVOCATES A DEPARTURE FROM THE ATONAL CHARACTERISTICS TYPICAL OF MODERN MUSIC AND A RETURN TO MORE TRADITIONAL FORMS. HE NOTES THAT NEW CLASSICAL COMPOSERS ARE INCREASINGLY SUCCESSFUL IN THE CENTRAL PERFORMANCE CULTURE BECAUSE THEY OFFER A FRESH APPROACH TO THE PROBLEMS THAT PERSIST IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, WHERE AN ESTABLISHMENT WITH OUTDATED IDEAS STILL DOMINATES THE PRODUCTION, RECEPTION, AND FUNDING OF NEW MUSIC.
BORSTLAP`S TREATISE INTRODUCES NEW COMPOSERS, REVEALS INSTANCES OF INSTITUTIONAL BIASES, AND EXAMINES ISSUES OF CULTURAL IDENTITY, MUSICAL MEANING, AND THE AESTHETICS OF BEAUTY. IN ORDER TO OFFER READERS THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INSIGHTS, THIS EDITION OF THECLASSICAL REVOLUTION HAS BEEN NEWLY REVISED AND EXPANDED BY THE AUTHOR.