"For the first time the whole pan–
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orama of contemporary American
composition has been brought into focus by a
perceptive and qualified writer-musician, an
Englishman at that ... An indispensable book not
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interested in the development of American culture
in the 20th century."
THEMES AND
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
HISTORY OF
AMERICAN MUSIC
$6.95 • now at better bookstores
ALFRED · A ·KNOPF
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