Musings The Muicial Worlds of Gunther Schuller |
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| Author:
| Schuller, Gunther |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-503745-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1986 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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"Scholar, composer, conductor, teacher, author, music publisher, indefatigable advocate--Gunther Schuller isn't merely a musician; he's a monopoly." So wrote Alan Rich in New York Magazine in 1978, and the description still holds. This volume offers a marvelous introduction to Schuller and his extraordinary range of musical experience, taste, and learning as it brings together 34 of Schuller's essays on subjects ranging from jazz to opera to composing. "One of he most challenging...
More Description"Scholar, composer, conductor, teacher, author, music publisher, indefatigable advocate--Gunther Schuller isn't merely a musician; he's a monopoly." So wrote Alan Rich in New York Magazine in 1978, and the description still holds. This volume offers a marvelous introduction to Schuller and his extraordinary range of musical experience, taste, and learning as it brings together 34 of Schuller's essays on subjects ranging from jazz to opera to composing. "One of he most challenging consciences of our time. Musings reveals the exuberance and depth of his work."--The New York Times Book Review