| Description |
xxv, 477 pages : illustrations, music ; 27 cm. + 2 CDs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.). |
| Series |
An Oral history of American music |
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Oral history of American music.
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| Note |
"... based on interviews in the OHAM [Oral History, American Music] archive and includes introductory essays and descriptive sections by the authors ... The voices of the composers on the CDs are at the heart of this publication ..."--P. x. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [431]-443) and index. |
| Contents |
Introducing the century : 1 January 1900. Charles Ives -- On ragtime and Eubie Blake -- From the early modernists. Leo Ornstein ; Edgard Varèse ; Carl Ruggles ; Dane Rudhyar ; Charles Seeger ; Henry Cowell -- On the jazz age and George Gershwin -- With a French accent: Nadia Boulanger -- From the Boulangerie. Virgil Thomson ; Aaron Copland ; Roy Harris -- Exploring the world of Duke Ellington. |
| Subject |
Composers -- United States -- 20th century -- Interviews.
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Jazz musicians -- United States -- 20th century -- Interviews.
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| Added Author |
Van Cleve, Libby.
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Oral History, American Music.
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| ISBN |
0300106734 cloth alkaline paper |
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