Also exploring the links among this diverse group of composers, the guide offers a cross-index of names that will help the researcher formulate a cohesive view of the 20th-century avant-garde. A bibliography and list of selected works round out the volume, which succeeds in demystifying an area that, until now, has been the exclusive province only of the specialist.
LARRY SITSKY is a noted Australian composer, pianist, musicologist, and educator. His list of works ranges from grand opera and symphony to keyboard miniatures, and his musicological investigations include many books on such subjects as Rubinstein, the Russian Avant-Garde, and reproducing piano rolls.