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Reflections of an American Composer by Arthur Berger (2002, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520232518

ISBN-139780520232518

eBay Product ID (ePID)2221217

Product Key Features

Number of Pages277 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameReflections of an American Composer

SubjectHistory & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Classical, Composers & Musicians, General

Publication Year2002

TypeTextbook

AuthorArthur Berger

Subject AreaMusic, Biography & Autobiography

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2002-006432

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal780/.973

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Abbreviations and Contractions Introduction 1. Composers and their Audience in the Thirties 2. Nationalism 3. Is Music in Decline? 4. Rendezvous with Apollo: Form Is Feeling 5. Reinventing the Past: Pastiche, "Criticism," or Collage? 6. Serialism: Composer as Theorist 7. Rapprochement or Friendly Takeover? 8. Postmodern Music 9. Virgil Thomson and the Press 10. Music on My Beat 11. PNM and the Ph. D. 12. Do We Hear What We Say We Hear? 13. New Linguistic Modes and the New Theory 14. Backstage at the Opera 15. A Tale of Two Critics: Rosenfeld and Haggin 16. A Tale of Two Conductors: Koussevitzky and Mitropoulos 17. Octatonic Scale 18. Brief Encounters: From My Diary NOTES

SynopsisIn this engrossing collection of essays, distinguished composer, theorist, journalist, and educator Arthur Berger invites us into the vibrant and ever-changing American music scene that has been his home for most of the twentieth century. Witty, urbane, and always entertaining, Berger describes the music scene in New York and Boston since the 1930s, discussing the heady days when he was a member of a tight-knit circle of avant-garde young composers mentored by Aaron Copland as well as his participation in a group at Harvard University dedicated to Stravinsky. As Virgil Thomson's associate on the New York Herald Tribune and founding editor of the prestigious Perspectives of New Music, Berger became one of the preeminent observers and critics of American music. His reflections on the role of music in contemporary life, his journalism career, and how changes in academia influence the composition and teaching of music offer a unique perspective informed by Berger's abundant intelligence and experience., In this engrossing collection of essays, distinguished composer, theorist, journalist, and educator Arthur Berger invites us into the vibrant and ever-changing American music scene that has been his home for most of the twentieth century. Witty, urbane, and always entertaining, Berger describes the music scene in New York and Boston since the 1930s, discussing the heady days when he was a member of a tight-knit circle of avant-garde young composers mentored by Aaron Copland as well as his participation in a group at Harvard University dedicated to Stravinsky. As Virgil Thomson's associate on theNew York Herald Tribuneand founding editor of the prestigiousPerspectives of New Music,Berger became one of the preeminent observers and critics of American music. His reflections on the role of music in contemporary life, his journalism career, and how changes in academia influence the composition and teaching of music offer a unique perspective informed by Berger's abundant intelligence and experience.

LC Classification Number2002006432