{"product_id":"american-composers-paperback","title":"American Composers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Strickland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . Strickland's own deep involvement with the works of these composers [is] revealed by the questions and comments he poses in an appreciative, Paterian way. His profound pleasure in these works also leads him to scrutinize and challenge them intimately.\" --Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is an indispensable book about American music . . . \" --Fanfare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . exhilarating . . . Any of the interviews in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Composers\u003c\/i\u003e will stimulate your curiosity and appetite.\" --Hungry Mind Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . not only engaging, but also a useful representation of the major compositional styles of the 1980s and their corresponding practitioners.\" --Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Glass, Keith Jarrett, Meredith Monk, and eight other active American composers reveal a broad spectrum of musical personalities in these candid, in-depth conversations. Witty and articulate, their remarks convey the great vitality, diversity, and distinctiveness of today's American music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe composers discuss in detail the development of their individual styles, the influence of their musical antecedents, and their own predilections in contemporary music. These candid, in-depth conversations are witty and articulate and reveal a broad spectrum of musical personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.26 x 6.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135037313159,"sku":"9780253206435","price":35.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/354418fcfcb087a9759e3f3a3df32038.webp?v=1732646504","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/american-composers-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}