The Composer's Point of View : Essays on Twentieth-Century Choral Music by Those Who Wrote It
by Hines, Robert Stephan (edited, and with Introduction by); Lukas Foss, Howard Hanson, Ernst Krenek, Peter Mennin, Leo Sowerby, Peter Racine Fricker, Anthony Milner, Michael Tippett, Conrad Beck, Luigi Dallapiccola, Frank Martin
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Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1963. Near Fine condition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Illustrated with an 88-page section of musical examples (musical notation). Among 18 contributors are Lukas Foss, Howard Hanson, Ernst Krenek, Peter Mennin, Leo Sowerby, Peter Racine Fricker, Anthony Milner, Michael Tippett, Conrad Beck, Luigi Dallapiccola, Frank Martin, etc. List of Catalogues of Composers' Works. Index. From the Publisher: "This collection of essays by 20th-century composers, each discussing a large choral work that he has written, along with the principles that guided the composition, is unique in the history of music and publication. It is the first volume in which composers of a particular period have shared their views about their music and creative processes in a collection specifically devoted to this concept.". First Edition (stated on copyright page). Hardcover. Two-tone cloth (black/beige)/No dust jacket. 8vo. xiv, 342pp. .
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- Title
- The Composer's Point of View : Essays on Twentieth-Century Choral Music by Those Who Wrote It
- Author
- Hines, Robert Stephan (edited, and with Introduction by); Lukas Foss, Howard Hanson, Ernst Krenek, Peter Mennin, Leo Sowerby, Peter Racine Fricker, Anthony Milner, Michael Tippett, Conrad Beck, Luigi Dallapiccola, Frank Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Two-tone cloth (black/beige)
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition (stated on copyright page)
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman
- Date Published
- 1963
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- Music / Music History;
- Size
- 8vo. xiv, 342pp.
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