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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782722903321

Autore

Anhalt István

Titolo

Eagle minds [[electronic resource] ] : selected correspondence of Istvan Anhalt and George Rochberg (1961-2005) / / Alan M. Gillmor, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-299-31311-6

1-55458-092-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (471 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GillmorAlan M

RochbergGeorge

Disciplina

780.92

780.922

Soggetti

Composers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. A new friendship (1961-1964) -- pt. 2. Musical composition (1965-1976) -- pt. 3. The aesthetics of survival and alternative voices (1981-1985) -- pt. 4. Politics, religion, and society (1986-2000) -- pt. 5. Envoi (2001-2005).

Sommario/riassunto

Eagle Minds-a selection from the correspondence between the Canadian composer and scholar Istvan Anhalt and his American counterpart George Rochberg-is a splendid chronicle and a penetrating analysis of the swerving socio-cultural movements of a volatile half-century as observed by two highly gifted individuals.     Beginning in 1961 and spanning forty-four years, their conversation embraces not only music but other forms of contemporary art, as well as politics, philosophy, religion, and mysticism. The letters chronicle the deepening of their friendship over the years, and the