Table of Contents

Introduction
Preliminaries
An Analytic Approach to What Next?
Identity Formation in Episodes 1-2
Communication and Irony in the Explanation Episodes
Cooperation and Confusion in the Hope Episodes
Communication and Gender Breakdown in Episodes 37-38
Appendix: Libretto Excerpts
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Reviews

Keenly perceptive. . . . Excellent choice of an illustrative `analytical vignette' at end of chapter 2. . . . Illustrated with exceptionally well-produced music examples that will aid anyone wanting to be rewarded by close listening to the connections he uncovers.
*MUSIC & LETTERS*

Among the best musicological writings devoted to Carter. . . . Greatly facilitated by a presentation that is remarkably clear.
*REVUE DE MUSICOLOGIE*

A rare example of a book devoted entirely to a single, recent composition. . . . Show[s] how Carter manages to create a reliably functioning mechanism more than equal to the demands he makes on it.
*MUSICAL TIMES*

In elucidating the inner workings of Carter's musical language Capuzzo makes a significant contribution to Carter scholarship, and to the literature of contemporary music theory. --
*John Link, William Paterson University*

A fascinating study. . . . Capuzzo addresses the inner clarity and expressive immediacy of 'What Next,' as well as the tragicomedy.'OPERA NEDERLAND [Mark Duijnstee] Capuzzo's prose style is plain-spoken and approachable. . . . Lively and rewarding. OPERA NEWS [Arlo McKinnon] Full Review In his insightful book-length analytical study of this opus, Guy Capuzzo has contributed an invaluable resource to Carter studies, as well as to post-tonal music theory. . . . [He] expresses his ideas with clarity, and those who do not have a predilection for technical analysis will still be able to gain much insight into the narrative, drama, history, and critical reception of the work. Readers are also fortunate that the quality of the publication is quite high, and University of Rochester Press is to be commended for their attention to editorial detail. Furthermore, Capuzzo's study makes a nice companion to those books on Carter and his music already in the press's catalogue (Carter 1997 and Meyer and Shreffler 2008). Anyone who knows these sources will certainly want Capuzzo's monograph as part of their collection as well.
*MUSIC THEORY ONLINE*