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Composing a World
Lieberman, Frederic; Miller, Leta E.
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Description for Composing a World
paperback. Presents a portrait of an exceptionally beloved pioneer in American music - Lou Harrison. This title features works catalog reflecting compositions completed after 1997 and adds a brief description of the circumstances of Harrison's death. It includes an annotated works-list detailing more than 300 compositions. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 739.
Composing a World is the definitive work on Lou Harrison, the prolific California composer often cited as one of America's most original and influential figures. The product of extensive research, including seventy-five interviews with the composer and those associated with him over half a century, Composing a World includes chapters on music and dance, intonation and tuning, instrument building, music criticism, Harrison's political activism, homosexuality, Asian influences, and final years.
Composing a World is the definitive work on Lou Harrison, the prolific California composer often cited as one of America's most original and influential figures. The product of extensive research, including seventy-five interviews with the composer and those associated with him over half a century, Composing a World includes chapters on music and dance, intonation and tuning, instrument building, music criticism, Harrison's political activism, homosexuality, Asian influences, and final years.
This edition features an updated catalog of works reflecting compositions completed after 1997. It also includes an annotated work list detailing more than 300 compositions and a CD featuring over ... Read more
A compelling and deeply human portrait, Composing a World offers an indispensable study of a beloved musical pioneer.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Series
Music in American Life
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252071881
SKU
V9780252071881
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About Lieberman, Frederic; Miller, Leta E.
Leta E. Miller is a professor of music at the University of California at Santa Cruz and editor of the MUSA volume Lou Harrison: Selected Keyboard and Chamber Music, 1937-1994.Fredric Lieberman (d. 2013) was a professor of music at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Reviews for Composing a World
"Garrulous and loving, remarkably successful in distilling abstruse musical manipulation
e.g., the mathematics governing the many kinds of tuning in Harrison's music
this is one of those rare musical biographies that draws you close to the subject with words of kindness rather than scholarly gobbledygook or scabrous patter."
Alan Rich, San Francisco Sunday Examiner "An inspirational assessment of the American maverick."
BBC Music Magazine ... Read more
e.g., the mathematics governing the many kinds of tuning in Harrison's music
this is one of those rare musical biographies that draws you close to the subject with words of kindness rather than scholarly gobbledygook or scabrous patter."
Alan Rich, San Francisco Sunday Examiner "An inspirational assessment of the American maverick."
BBC Music Magazine ... Read more