The American Symphony

ISBN-13: 9781138350342 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 338 str.

Neil Butterworth

Opis

First published in 1998, this volume is the first book to focus on the American symphony and surveys the development of the symphony in the United States from early European influences in the last century to the present day.

Spis treści

1. Early Years and Orchestral Beginnings. 2. Pioneers. 3. John Knowles Paine. 4. Dvořák and the Search for National Identity. 5. After Dvořák: The Romantics. 6. Charles Ives. 7. Aaron Copland. 8. Elder Statesmen. 9. Walter Piston. 10. Howard Hanson. 11. Roy Harris. 12. Serialism and Beyond. 13. Samuel Barber. 14. William Schuman. 15. The American Spirit. 16. Traditionalists in the Shadows. 17. Eastern Influences. 18. Peter Mennin and George Rochberg. 19. Leonard Bernstein. 20. The Present Generation. 21. Symphonic Music for Band.

O autorze

Neil Butterworth