{"product_id":"orientations-collected-writings-9780674643765","title":"Orientations: Collected Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003ePierre Boulez is one of the most influentialand controversialfigures in the world of contemporary music. As composer  conductor  and critic  his challenging views of modern developments are lent a special authority by his high standing as an interpreter of classic composers. Orientations will enhance his reputation as a lucid expositor of the modern composers world.  When writing about composing and analysis Boulez forges a new way of thinking about music. He is immensely illuminating about his own compositions. He offers special insight on composers with whom he has been particularly associated as a conductorincluding Berlioz  Debussy  Wagner  Mahler  Schoenberg  Stravinsky  and Messiaen. And he writes about performance and orchestras  tackling the question of how to make new music more familiar for the concert-goer. This rich and wide-ranging volume is truly a special resource for everyone wanting to learn more about twentieth-century music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647597502517,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674643763","price":44.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674643765.jpg?v=1781695118","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/orientations-collected-writings-9780674643765","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}