{"product_id":"the-aesthetics-of-survival-george-rochberg-9780472030262","title":"The Aesthetics of Survival: A Composer's View of Twentieth-Century Music","description":"A revised paperback edition of composer George Rochberg's landmark essays \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Rochberg presents the rare spectacle of a composer who has made his peace with tradition while maintaining a strikingly individual profile. . . . [H]e succeeds in transforming the sublime concepts of traditional music into contemporary language.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An indispensable book for anyone who wishes to understand the sad and curious fate of music in the twentieth century.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The writings of George Rochberg stand as a pinnacle from which our past and future can be viewed.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a composer, George Rochberg has played a leading role in bringing about a transformation of contemporary music through a reassessment of its relation to tonality, melody, and harmony. In \u003ci\u003eThe Aesthetics of Survival\u003c\/i\u003e, the author addresses the legacy of modernism in music and its related effect on the cultural milieu, particularly its overemphasis on the abstract, rationalist thinking embraced by contemporary science, technology, and philosophy. Rochberg argues for the renewal of holistic values in order to ensure the survival of music as a humanly expressive art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA renowned composer, thinker, and teacher, George Rochberg has been honored with innumerable awards, including, most recently, an Alfred I. du Pont Award for Outstanding Conductors and Composers, and an André and Clara Mertens Contemporary Composer Award. He lives in Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Rochberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472030264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472030262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.40w x 0.79d","brand":"George Rochberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086692135167,"sku":"9780472030262","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ec0979f-7f5b-4d1c-ad11-e78db06f230e.jpg?v=1769096059","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-aesthetics-of-survival-george-rochberg-9780472030262","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}