02559nam 2200601 450 991082914630332120220524025045.00-252-09644-4(CKB)3710000000202074(EBL)3414381(SSID)ssj0001290193(PQKBManifestationID)11774778(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001290193(PQKBWorkID)11234459(PQKB)11725466(MiAaPQ)EBC3414381(StDuBDS)EDZ0001634113(OCoLC)886550942(MdBmJHUP)muse35758(Au-PeEL)EBL3414381(CaPaEBR)ebr10901929(CaONFJC)MIL629347(OCoLC)923498652(EXLCZ)99371000000020207420140816h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAaron Jay Kernis /Leta E. MillerUrbana, [Illinois] :University of Illinois Press,2014.©20141 online resource (217 p.)American ComposersIncludes index.0-252-08013-0 0-252-03853-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Learning the Craft: Early Years and Training (1960-1983) -- 3. Kernis Meets the New York Philharmonic -- 4. Coming to Grips with History (1984-1991) -- 5. War, with Interludes (1991-1995) -- 6. Triumphs and Tribulations: Big Commissions, Big Risks, Big Rewards (1995-2001) -- 7. Family Matters (2002-2009) -- 8. Looking to the Future -- Appendix -- Suggested Listening -- Notes -- Index.Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Grawemeyer Award, Aaron Jay Kernis achieved recognition as one of the leading composers of his generation while still in his thirties. Since then his eloquent yet accessible style, emphasis on melody, and willingness to engage popular as well as classical forms has brought him widespread acclaim and admiring audiences. Leta Miller's biography offers the first survey of the composer's life and work.American composers.ComposersUnited StatesBiographyComposers780.92Miller Leta E.898341MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910829146303321Aaron Jay Kernis4041363UNINA