Title Composers voices from Ives to Ellington : an oral history of American music / Vivian Perlis and Libby Van Cleve

Published New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 477 pages) : illustrations Series An oral history of American music Oral history of American music. Contents Introducing the century : 1 January 1900 : Charles Ives -- On ragtime and Eubie Blake -- From the early modernists. Leo Ornstein ; Edgard Varèse ; Carl Ruggles ; Dane Rudhyar ; Charles Seeger ; Henry Cowell -- On the jazz age and George Gershwin -- With a French accent : Nadia Boulanger -- From the Boulangerie. Virgil Thomson ; Aaron Copland ; Roy Harris -- Exploring the world of Duke Ellington Summary Annotation The first decades of the twentieth century were a fertile and fascinating period in American musical history. This book and the two CDs that accompany it present an exceptional collection of interviews with and about the most significant musical figures of the era. Tapping the unparalleled materials contained in the Oral History American Music archive at Yale University, Composers' Voices from Ives to Ellingtonis a unique account of what it was like for musicians and composers to live and work in those years. It is also the story of the making of the archive, as told by Vivian Perlis, who personally conducted many of the interviews. Music aficionados can now hear Eubie Blake describe the birth of ragtime or listen to a firsthand account of how Ira Gershwin came to write those famous lines in "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off." In-depth interviews with such figures as Henry Cowell, Virgil Thomson, Aaron Copland, and Duke Ellington are included in the book, which also features chapter introductions and fascinating sidebars, illustrations, and anecdotes throughout. Two CDs complete the set, enabling today's listener to enjoy the remarkablen experience of hearing the actual voices and the music of American composers of the early twentieth century Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-443) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Composers -- United States -- 20th century -- Interviews Jazz musicians -- United States -- 20th century -- Interviews MUSIC -- History & Criticism. MUSIC -- General. Composers Jazz musicians United States Genre/Form Interviews Form Electronic book Author Van Cleve, Libby, author. ISBN 9780300138375 0300138377 9786611729059 6611729054

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