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Autore |
Leur Walter van de |
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Something to live for : the music of Billy Strayhorn / / Walter van de Leur |
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New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
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0-19-530203-6 |
1-280-65499-6 |
9786610654994 |
0-19-802885-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (353 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-314), discography (p. [194]-254), and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Fantastic Rhythm: The Pittsburgh Years; 2. The Renaissance of Arranging: First Works for and with Duke Ellington; 3. The Strayhorn Effect: A New Way of Writing for Jazz Orchestra; 4. Thinking with the Ear: Strayhorn's Musical Fingerprints; 5. Writing and Arranging Companion: Credited and Uncredited Collaborations; 6. ""He Is He and I Am Me"": The Ellington-Strayhorn Collaboration; 7. Wounded Love: Away from the Ellington Organization; 8. Masterpieces by Strayhorn: Writing for Albums; 9. The Whodunit Game: The Mature Style of Billy Strayhorn |
10. North by Southwest: The Final Years 11. Conclusion; APPENDICES; A. Scores of Scores: Manuscripts at the Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington Collections; B. Billy Strayhorn's Works on Record; C. Billy Strayhorn's Works on Record (Posthumously Premiered); D. Billy Strayhorn's Compositions; Notes; References; Credits; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Walter van de Leur traces the origins of Billy Strayhorn's music, with its roots in European and American idioms, and uncovers hitherto unknown works that cast a new light on his development as a composer and orchestrator. |
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