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Joan Tower
Ellen K. Grolman
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Description for Joan Tower
Hardback. This volume examines the life and work of the composer Joan Tower, offering a detailed biography, musical analysis, a complete bibliography of musical works, a discography, and reflections from peers such as Zubin Mehta and Leonard Slatkin about one of the world's most admired and celebrated composers. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Through her compelling and well-crafted body of work over almost five decades, Joan Tower has become one of the world's most admired and celebrated composers. Joan Tower: The Comprehensive Bio-Bibliography celebrates her achievements and compositions, whether works for orchestra, symphonic band, chamber ensemble, or solo instrument. Author Ellen Grolman gives a full biography of the composer, supported by extensive personal interviews and family history dating back to 1637. She explores the experiences and influences that have shaped Tower's musical voice, from her upbringing in South America to her establishment of the Da Capo Chamber Players, and from her flight from ... Read more
Through her compelling and well-crafted body of work over almost five decades, Joan Tower has become one of the world's most admired and celebrated composers. Joan Tower: The Comprehensive Bio-Bibliography celebrates her achievements and compositions, whether works for orchestra, symphonic band, chamber ensemble, or solo instrument. Author Ellen Grolman gives a full biography of the composer, supported by extensive personal interviews and family history dating back to 1637. She explores the experiences and influences that have shaped Tower's musical voice, from her upbringing in South America to her establishment of the Da Capo Chamber Players, and from her flight from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810856530
SKU
V9780810856530
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About Ellen K. Grolman
Ellen K. Grolman is professor of music and former department chair of the Division of Performing Arts at Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland. She is the author of Emma Lou Diemer: A Bio-Bibliography and A Catalogue of Published Works for String Orchestra and Piano Trio by 20th Century American Women Composers.
Reviews for Joan Tower
Grolman (music, Frostburg State U.) presents a bio-bibliography of contemporary composer Joan Tower. Following a biography of the composer that spans from her family history to her work with the Da Capo Chamber Players and her current career, an analysis of her musical voice is provided, including her compositional aesthetic and process and ideas about feminism and musical citizenship. Her ... Read more