Gagaku and Serialism

Matsudaira Yoritsune (b. 1907) is one of the pioneers of modern composition in Japan. He is now the only composer still alive who belongs to the first generation of Japanese avant- garde musicians. Highlights include: an overall view of his music and character by his son, Matsudaira Yori-aki, a leading Japanese composer in his own right two articles devoted to his writings about music, and to his recent compositions an interview, where Matsudaira discloses for the first time some of his most personal compositional techniques, and discusses some aspects of his own philosophy about music This issue of Contemporary Music Review is the first publication in a Western language dedicated to Matsudaira's music and thought.Jo, Kondo is the author of 'Gagaku and Serialism' with ISBN 9789057550911 and ISBN 9057550911.