{"product_id":"xenakis-james-harley-9780415971454","title":"Xenakis: His Life in Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eXenakis: His Life in Music\u003c\/em\u003e is a full-length study of the influential contemporary composer Iannis Xenakis. Following the trajectory of Xenakis's compositional development, James Harley, who studied with Xenakis, presents the works together with clear explanations of the technical and conceptual innovations that shaped them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarley examines the relationship between the composer and two early influences: Messiaen and Le Corbusier. Particular attention is paid to analyzing works which were vital to the composer's creative development, from early, unpublished works to the breakthrough pieces \u003cem\u003eMetastasis \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePithoprakta\u003c\/em\u003e, through the oft-discussed decade of formalization and the evolving styles of the succeeding three decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Harley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415971454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415971454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.52w x 0.82d","brand":"James Harley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086674702591,"sku":"9780415971454","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_251c8eda-d1c6-4b7f-a0a2-4fb8a7194a5b.jpg?v=1769095955","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/xenakis-james-harley-9780415971454","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}