Talking music : conversations with John Cage, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, and five generations of...
Talking music : conversations with John Cage, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, and five generations of...
Talking music : conversations with John Cage, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, and five generations of American experimental composers / William Duckworth.
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New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Prentice-Hall International, c1995.
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N780.9730904/1
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English
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xii, 489 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Experimentalists. 1. John Cage (b. Los Angeles, 1912; d. New York, 1992). 2. Conlon Nancarrow (b. Texarkana, Arkansas, 1912). 3. Milton Babbitt (b. Philadelphia, 1916). 4. Lou Harrison (b. Portland, Oregon, 1917).
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New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Prentice-Hall International, c1995.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c1995.
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The life of the composer is one of struggle, often against incredible odds, in pursuit of an individual vision that is often misunderstood if not openly maligned by mainstream culture. It is rare that a sympathetic ear is given to the composer's concerns; rarer still that the composer gets a chance to discuss craft with another craftsperson. These...
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Talking music : conversations with John Cage, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, and five generations of American experimental composers / William Duckworth.
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Interviews with John Cage, Conlon Nancarrow, Milton Babbitt, Lou Harrison, Ben Johnston, Pauline Oliveros, Christian Wolff, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Laurie Anderson, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Glenn Branca, and John Zorn.
Includes index.
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c1995.
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N780.9730904/1
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74VMBdXkbPyM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMBdXkbPyM
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ISBN
0028708237
9780028708232
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780.9730904
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991002290089702626
