{"product_id":"the-classical-revolution-9780810884571","title":"The Classical Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Classical Revolution studies the recent emergence of a new brand of classical music, one rooted in pre-modern tonal traditions. Through polemical essays on the conflict between re-emergent tradition and the usual, bland modern music in which academic atonalism, process music and attempts to borrow some life from pop and world music form a rather isolated territory, Borstlap examines both the philosophical and aesthetic positions of these new classical composers, positions too often misunderstood because they create a new and unexpected category, not in the margins of music life but directly related to the central performance culture.   As Borstlap points out, part of the ongoing problem of contemporary music, a problem first created by modernism, is a profound misunderstanding of musical modernism itself. At the heart of his argument is the distinction between music and sonic art a distinction that renders superfluous the loaded labels of progressive and conservative in disputes ov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Classical Revolution: Thoughts on New Music in the 21st Century is rich in discussion worthy arguments. ... Because of the numerous issues raised (including the relationship of originality and aesthetic quality, the relationship with non-European cultures, the importance of spirituality) Borstlap's book about the current issues of composition and a new classicism is an important contribution to musical aesthetics. * Die Tonkunst *\u003cbr\u003eIn The Classical Revolution: Thoughts on New Music in the 21st Century, John Borstlap offers an excellent and expansive view of where we now are in the larger world of contemporary art music (music in the tradition of Western classical music), both in America, and from his vantage point, in Europe. * Academic Questions *\u003cbr\u003eThe recent. . . article by Dutch composer John Borstlap on the problem of gaining exposure for music written in 'pre-modern' tonal traditions is developed in his new book, taking as a starting point the Orwellian epigram[.] . . . Is the restoration of music traditions desirable or even possible in today's multicultural Europe. How may traditionally-based music each a wide audience in overcoming today's persuasive pop\/tv-driven culture? . . . Is this the price we continue to pay for Nazism and a once-great universal art's destruction? Borstlap's solutions from a challenging argument that all who care about music and its place in society should absorb. * Musical Opinion *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Classical Music - a Dying Culture?  Chapter 1 The Classical Revolution: The Shock of the Old  Chapter 2 The Fallacy of Modernism, I  Chapter 3 The Fallacy of Modernism, II  Chapter 4 Temples of Delight: How Not to Build a Concert Hall  Chapter 5 The Enduring Presence of the Past  Chapter 6 The Search for Meaning  Chapter 7 The Cultural Shopping Mall: Pluralism and Choice  Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Debate about Beauty  Chapter 9 Some Composers \t\t\t Further Reading","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038375248215,"sku":"9780810884571","price":63.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780810884571.jpg?v=1750940106","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-classical-revolution-9780810884571","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}