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Recent American Art Song
Keith E. Clifton
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Description for Recent American Art Song
Hardback. This reference source focuses on post-1980 songs with English texts by American composers, written for solo voice and piano. Composer entries include biographical and bibliographical information, as well as commentary concerning the range, appropriate voice type, and musical style of the songs. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Recent American Art Song: A Guide is a reference source devoted to songs with English texts by American composers, written for solo voice and piano. The book focuses exclusively on art song since 1980, a substantial period largely ignored by scholars. This is the first study to examine this repertory in detail, and many of the songs and composers are discussed in print for the first time. Keith E. Clifton has examined approximately 1000 songs by nearly 200 composers. Many songs employ musical idioms well beyond traditional classical styles, including references to jazz, musical theater, rap, and rock & ... Read more
Recent American Art Song: A Guide is a reference source devoted to songs with English texts by American composers, written for solo voice and piano. The book focuses exclusively on art song since 1980, a substantial period largely ignored by scholars. This is the first study to examine this repertory in detail, and many of the songs and composers are discussed in print for the first time. Keith E. Clifton has examined approximately 1000 songs by nearly 200 composers. Many songs employ musical idioms well beyond traditional classical styles, including references to jazz, musical theater, rap, and rock & ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810859401
SKU
V9780810859401
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About Keith E. Clifton
Keith E. Clifton is associate professor of musicology at Central Michigan University.
Reviews for Recent American Art Song
Much needed to call attention to what has been written and how to find it. This volume will be useful in all colleges and universities where voice is taught and art song encouraged....Recommended. Two-star review.
CHOICE, March 2009
Recent American Art Song fills a void in repertoire resources. Every university library should own this volume, and teachers who ... Read more
CHOICE, March 2009
Recent American Art Song fills a void in repertoire resources. Every university library should own this volume, and teachers who ... Read more