Epitaph (Complete - Full Score) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1423449657 ISBN 13: 9781423449652

Publisher: Jazz Workshop, Inc., 2008

Synopsis

(Jazz Publications). Epitaph, written for a 31-piece ensemble, was the masterwork of composer/bassist Charles Mingus. The extended suite is comprised of multiple movements reflecting a wealth of compositional styles (not just jazz) that demonstrate Mingus' invaluable contribution to 20th-century American music. Since its last performance 15 years ago, additional movements have been discovered that were originally intended to be a part of the work. This unique 500-page score includes these "missing movements" along with historical and program notes. Prepared and edited under the guidance of Gunther Schuller and Sue Mingus, it provides a monumental resource for study and analysis. The first jazz composition of such magnitude ever to be published, it is presented in this edition as he left it: a summary work, a portrait for all time of his life in music. "I wrote it for my tombstone." - Charles Mingus

About this edition

• Publisher: Jazz Workshop, Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1423449657
• ISBN 13: 9781423449652
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 357