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In search of Alberto Guerrero / John Beckwith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beckwith, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Guerrero, Alberto.
- Pianists--Canada--Biography.
- Pianists.
- Pianists--Chile--Biography.
- Music teachers--Canada--Biography.
- Music teachers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Search of Alberto Guerrero is the first full biography of the influential Chilean-Canadian pianist and teacher (1886-1959), describing Guerrero's long career as virtuoso recitalist, chamber music collaborator, concerto soloist, and teacher. Written by composer John Beckwith, who was a student of Guerrero, the book blends research and memoir to piece together the life of a man who once insisted he had no story. Guerrero was part of the intellectual scene that introduced Chileans to Debussy, Ravel, Cyril Scott, Scriabin, and Schoenberg. He and his brother played an active
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610465682
- 9781280465680
- 1280465689
- 9781554580712
- 1554580714
- 9781423785521
- 1423785525
- OCLC:
- 753479461
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