Testimony, A Tribute to Charlie Parker : With New and Selected Jazz Poems /

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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa is well known for his jazz poetry, and this book is the first to bring together the verve and vitality of his oeuvre. The centerpiece of this volume is the libretto "Testimony." Paying homage to Charlie Parker, "Testimony" was commissi...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Komunyakaa, Yusef
Autres auteurs: Evans, Sandy, Stahl, Victoria, Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
American poetry.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
Poesie americaine > 20e siecle.
American poetry > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa is well known for his jazz poetry, and this book is the first to bring together the verve and vitality of his oeuvre. The centerpiece of this volume is the libretto "Testimony." Paying homage to Charlie Parker, "Testimony" was commissioned for a radio drama with original music by eminent Australian composer and saxophonist Sandy Evans. Remarkably rich and evocative, encompassing a wide range of musical energy and performers, this moving affirmation of Parker's genius became a milestone in contemporary radio theater. Twenty-eight additional poems spa
Description:Poetry and commentary, featuring Komunyakaa's long paean to Charlie Parker.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (156 pages).
ISBN:9780819574930

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