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The Sounds of Place Music and the American Cultural Landscape.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Grand Rapids :
University of Illinois Press,
2021.
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| Colección: | Music in American Life Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction: A Place to Start
- Chapter One: America as Niagara: Nature as Icon
- Anthony Philip Heinrich: The War of the Elements and the Thundering of Niagara
- William Henry Fry: Niagara Symphony
- George Frederick Bristow: Niagara: Symphony for Grand Orchestra and Chorus
- Chapter Two: From Country to City in the Music of Charles Ives
- The Housatonic at Stockbridge
- From Hanover Square North, at the End of a Tragic Day, the Voice of the People Again Arose
- Chapter Three: Urban Places: Iconic New York
- Aaron Copland: Quiet City and Music for a Great City
- Edgard Varèse: Amériques
- Duke Ellington: Harlem Air Shaft and Harlem
- Chapter Four: Beyond the City: Rivers, Canyons, and Plains
- William Grant Still: Kaintuck' and American Scenes
- Roy Harris: Cimarron
- Ferde Grofé: Mississippi Suite, Grand Canyon Suite, Hudson River Suite, and Niagara Falls Suite
- Chapter Five: Return to Nature: Recent Reconsiderations
- Robert Starer: Hudson Valley Suite
- Dana Paul Perna: Prout's Neck and Three Places on Long Island
- Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 4, The Gardens
- Chapter Six: A Sounding Place: America Redefined
- Steve Reich: Vermont Counterpoint, The Desert Music, New York Counterpoint, and City Life
- Conclusions: Where We Are
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover