STUCKENSCHMIDT (Hans Heinz), New Music - Lot 283

STUCKENSCHMIDT (Hans Heinz), New Music Illustrated with Literary and Musical Examples Paris, Corréa (the “Musique” series edited by Edmond Buchet), 1956. In-12, paperback, publisher’s printed cover. First French edition of this major essay devoted to contemporary musical trends of the early 20th century. A music critic, musicologist, and close observer of the European avant-garde, Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt was one of the leading specialists on Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, and the Neue Musik movement. In this book, the author traces the evolution of modern musical languages, from the post-Romantic legacy to the experiments of the interwar and postwar periods. The major composers of the 20th century—Debussy, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Hindemith, Bartók, and representatives of neoclassicism and dodecaphonism—are examined with clarity and erudition. The book is enriched with numerous musical examples that concretely illustrate the author’s analyses. A complete copy of its 22 pages of scores and musical examples, a particularly representative testament to the spread of Germanic musicological thought in France in the mid-20th century. Cover in good condition. Interior in very good condition.