Aaron Jay Kernis / Leta E. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Leta E., author.

Series:

American composers.

American Composers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Composers--United States--Biography.

Composers.

Kernis, Aaron Jay.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

Urbana, [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Grawemeyer Award, Aaron Jay Kernis achieved recognition as one of the leading composers of his generation while still in his thirties. Since then his eloquent yet accessible style, emphasis on melody, and willingness to engage popular as well as classical forms has brought him widespread acclaim and admiring audiences. Leta Miller's biography offers the first survey of the composer's life and work.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Learning the Craft: Early Years and Training (1960-1983)

3. Kernis Meets the New York Philharmonic

4. Coming to Grips with History (1984-1991)

5. War, with Interludes (1991-1995)

6. Triumphs and Tribulations: Big Commissions, Big Risks, Big Rewards (1995-2001)

7. Family Matters (2002-2009)

8. Looking to the Future

Appendix

Suggested Listening

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print verison record.

ISBN:

0-252-09644-4

OCLC:

886550942