Alec Wilder / by Philip Lambert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lambert, Philip, 1958-

Series:

American composers.

American composers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Composers--United States--Biography.

Composers.

Wilder, Alec.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The music of Alec Wilder (1907-1980) blends several American musical traditions, such as jazz and the American popular song, with classical European forms and techniques. Stylish and accessible, Wilder's musical oeuvre ranged from sonatas, suites, concertos, operas, ballets, and art songs to woodwind quintets, brass quintets, jazz suites, and hundreds of popular songs. In this biography and critical investigation of Wilder's music, Philip Lambert chronicles Wilder's early work as a part-time student at the Eastman School of Music, his ascent through the ranks of the commercial recording industry in New York City in the 1930's and 1940's, his turn toward concert music from the 1950's onward, and his devotion late in his life to the study of American popular songs of the first half of the twentieth century.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

A Note on Sources

Acknowledgments

1. Awakenings: Musical Experiences through the Early 1930s

2. Breakthroughs: First Professional Successes in the 1930s and 1940s

3. Evolutions: Compositional Maturity in the 1950s

4. Loyalties: The Prolific 1960s

5. Celebrations: Reflection and Reaffirmation in the 1970s

6. The Music of Alec Wilder: An Assessment

Notes

Selected Works

For Further Reading

Suggested Listening

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-299-24321-5

0-252-09484-0

OCLC:

829905913