The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell

The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell studies the compositions for wind band by twentieth-century composer Henry Cowell, a significant and prolific figure in American fine art music from 1914-1965. The composer is noteworthy and controversial because of his radical early works, his interest in non-Western musics, and his retrogressive mature style-along with notoriety for his imprisonment in San Quentin on a morals charge. Eleven chapters are organized both topically and chronologically. An introduction, conclusion, series of eight appendices, bibliography, and discography complete this comprehensive study, along with an audio playlist of representative works, hosted on the CMS website. Autor: Jeremy Brown Wydawnictwo: Taylor & Francis Rok wydania: 2018 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 346 Wymiary: 18.7 x 28.7 x 2.5 cm Ilustracje: 23 Tables, black and white; 65 Illustrations, black and white Język: angielski ISBN: 9780815375739