Composing a World : Lou Harrison, Musical Wayfarer

Name: Composing a World
Brand: University of Illinois Press
SKU: 9780252071881
Price: 6100 KES
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ISBN: 9780252071881

by Frederic Lieberman , Leta E. Miller

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Music in American Life

ISBN-10 0252071883

ISBN-13 9780252071881

Publisher University of Illinois Press

Imprint University of Illinois Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 21st, 2004

Print length 416 Pages

Weight 739 grams

Dimensions 22.90 x 15.20 x 3.30 cms

Product Classification: 20th century & contemporary classical music Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups Art music, orchestral and formal music Composers and songwriters

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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.

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 seventy-four minutes of illustrative Harrison compositions, including several unique and previously unrecorded works.

A compelling and deeply human portrait, Composing a World offers an indispensable study of a beloved musical pioneer.

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