Lou Harrison - Composing a World
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, New York - Oxford, 1998
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
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A revelatory biography of the brilliant American composer, with a penetrating analysis of his creative craft and aesthetic vision - complete with a 73-minute audio CD of his music CONTENTS: Please see my accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents. Illustrated with photos and musical examples. 385 pages. CONDITION: The book itself is in FINE condition - bright, tight, and square, with negligible shelf-wear - unmarked but for a pair of "remainder" marks on the page-block top. Its dust jacket - now in a clear mylar (removable) protective cover - is unmarked and uncreased, with minimal shelf-wear. The music CD has never been played, and its surface appears pristine. This is a truly handsome, gift-quality copy.
Seller Inventory # M880
- Title
- Lou Harrison - Composing a World
- Author
- Leta E. Miller; Fredric Lieberman
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, New York - Oxford
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0195110226
- ISBN 13
- 9780195110227
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 2 pounds
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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About the Author
About the Authors:
Musicologist and flutist Leta Miller has published articles, books, and critical editions of Renaissance, Baroque, and contemporary music and has been featured on thirteen solo recordings, including three CDs of music by Lou Harrison. Composer and ethnomusiclogist Fredric Lieberman has published compositions, articles, books, films, and recordings dealing with Chinese, Indian, and other Asian musics and on American popular music. Both authors are Professors of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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