Book Review
Jun. 29th, 2021 08:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariMusic After the Fall: Modern Composition and Culture Since 1989
by Tim Rutherford-Johnson
This book covers contemporary western art music since 1989, concentrating on the more avant-garde and experimental corners. Rutherford-Johnson does not attempt a complete or exhaustive survey, opting instead to examine the music through several themes that inspire, inform, and shape it: globalization, abundance, loss, mobility, fluidity, etc. It was all very interesting, and I especially liked that I didn't know most of the pieces discussed and now have a huge amount of exciting listening to do. The prose is clear and compelling, and Rutherford-Johnson's descriptions and discussions of the pieces he covers make you want to hear them, which is a hall mark of good music writing for me.
by Tim Rutherford-Johnson
This book covers contemporary western art music since 1989, concentrating on the more avant-garde and experimental corners. Rutherford-Johnson does not attempt a complete or exhaustive survey, opting instead to examine the music through several themes that inspire, inform, and shape it: globalization, abundance, loss, mobility, fluidity, etc. It was all very interesting, and I especially liked that I didn't know most of the pieces discussed and now have a huge amount of exciting listening to do. The prose is clear and compelling, and Rutherford-Johnson's descriptions and discussions of the pieces he covers make you want to hear them, which is a hall mark of good music writing for me.
