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Orpheus in Manhattan : William Schuman and the shaping of America's musical life / Steve Swayne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Swayne, Steve, 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schuman, William, 1910-1992.
- Schuman, William.
- Composers--United States--Biography.
- Composers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (633 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The musical landscape of New York City and the United States of America would look quite different had it not been for William Schuman. Orpheus in Manhattan, a fully objective and comprehensive biography of Schuman, portrays a man who had a profound influence upon the artistic and political institutions of his day and beyond. Steve Swayne draws heavily upon Schuman's letters, writings, and manuscripts as well as unprecedented access to archival recordings and previously unknown correspondence. The winner of the first Pulitzer Prize in Music, Schuman composed music that is rhythmically febrile,
- Contents:
- The early years
- The Sarah Lawrence years
- The Juilliard years
- The Lincoln Center years
- The years of completion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0199793107
- 0199367841
- 0199792569
- 9786612978609
- 1282978608
- OCLC:
- 702126313
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