Sounds of Place
"The Sounds of Place is an enlightening and enriching book."--Journal of Musicological Research
"This is an excellent book, a pleasure to read and a substantial contribution to American musicology, cultural geography, and interdisciplinary scholarship."--American Historical Review
Composers like Charles Ives, Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich created works that indelibly commemorated American places. Denise Von Glahn analyzes the soundscapes of fourteen figures whose "place pieces" tell us much about the nation's search for its own voice and about its ever-changing sense of self. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Illinois Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780252086076
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 24 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
"The Sounds of Place is an enlightening and enriching book."--Journal of Musicological Research
"This is an excellent book, a pleasure to read and a substantial contribution to American musicology, cultural geography, and interdisciplinary scholarship."--American Historical Review