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Constant Lamberts Witty And Provocative Study Of Classical Music In The Early Part Of The Twentieth-century Was First Published In 1934. In His Introduction The Author Wrote 'this Book Makes No Attempt To Be An Ordnance Survey Of Modern Music Or A Study Of Modern Composers As Individual Artists. Avoiding Both The Pigeon-hole And The Blackboard I Have Tried To Trace A Connecting Line Between The Apparently Diverse And Contradictory Manifestations Of Contemporary Music.''the Theme Of The Book Is Modern Music In Relation To The Other Arts And In Relation To The Social And Mechanical Background Of Modern Life.