Elliott Carter / / James Wierzbicki

• Autore: Wierzbicki James Eugene
• Pubblicazione: Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (137 p.)
• Disciplina: 780.92; B
• Soggetto topico: Composers - United States
• Classificazione: 24.50
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Foundations (1908-45) -- 2. Three Seminal Works (1945-51) -- 3. Maturity (1950-80) -- 4. New Directions (1980-2010) -- Epilogue -- NOTES -- INDEX -- back cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: This compact study provides a fresh perspective on one of the most significant American composers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. A leading voice of the American classical music tradition and a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music, Elliott Carter was initially encouraged to become a composer by Charles Ives, and he went on to learn from Walter Piston at Harvard University and Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Drawing on Carter's voluminous writings and compositions, James Wierzbicki provides a clear discussion of Carter's evolving understanding of musical time and the influence of film on his work. Celebrating his 100th birthday in 2008 by premiering a number of new compositions, Carter has been a powerful presence on the American new music scene, an important connection to American music's foundational figures, and a dynamic force in its continuing evolution.
• Titolo autorizzato: Elliott Carter
• ISBN: 1-283-02896-4; 9786613028969; 0-252-09312-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910969815803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American composers.