A view of the century -- Dancing on a volcano -- Rhythm -- Colour -- Three journeys through dark landscapes -- America -- After the wake -- Music now
Summary
"Accompanying the television series of the same name, Leaving Home looks at the central preoccupations of composers in this century and their relationship to the other arts. Michael Hall examines how the impact of their sounds and ideas can be see finally to have the most acute and elemental resonance with this century of turmoil and diversity."--BOOK JACKET
