What is postmodernism? How does it relate to music? This introduction clarifies the concept, providing ways of interpreting postmodern music.

What is postmodern music and how does it differ from earlier styles, including modernist music? What roles have electronic technologies and sound production pla

A leading cultural theorist and musicologist opens up new possibilities for understanding mainstream Western art music—the "classical" music composed between

Kramer was one of the most visionary musical thinkers of the second half of the 20th century. In his The Time of Music, he approached the idea of the many diffe

Demonstrates how theories of postmodernism as 'incredulity toward grand narrative' speak to musical history and aesthetics. This book illustrates how music has