An Introduction to the Music of Milton Babbitt

From: Current Musicology | Date: October 1, 1997| Author: Eckardt, Jason | Copyright information

Andrew Mead. An Introduction to the Music of Milton Babbitt. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994. 321pp.

Reviewed by Jason Eckardt

Milton Babbitt's compositions and writings stand as some of the most dazzling and provocative contributions to post World War II music and scholarship. His music is among the most individual and vital of our time, and his articles and teaching have played an important role in the establishment of composition and contemporary music theory as...

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