Postmodernism in music - Gloag, Kenneth (Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2012)
ostmodernism in MusicPostmodernism is a term that has been used extensively to describe general trends and specific works in many different cultural contexts, including literature, cinema, architecture and the visual arts. This Introduction clarifies the term, and explores its relevance for music through discussion of specific musical examples from the 1950s to the present day, providing an engagement between theory and practice. Overall, the book equips readers with a thorough understanding of this complex but important topic in music studies.Outlines and addresses the problems of defining what we mean by postmodernismExplores when postmodernism beginsEngages with a broad range of literature and sources, inviting wider reading and thinkingUses specific musical examples to present ways of interpreting music that can be defined as postmodernist.Kenneth Gloag is Reader in Musicology at Cardiff University.