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Adventures of an American composer : an autobiography / Michael Colgrass ; edited by Neal and Ulla Colgrass.
- Title
- Adventures of an American composer : an autobiography / Michael Colgrass ; edited by Neal and Ulla Colgrass.
- Author
- Colgrass, Michael
- Publication
- Galesville, MD : Meredith Music ; Milwaukee, WI : exclusively distributed by Hal Leonard, 2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | ML410.C743 A3 2010 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 221 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- In this delightful collection of anecdotes, Michael Colgrass invites the reader into his private encounters with Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Dizzy Gillespie, and a host of other key figures in American music. Maverick to the core, Colgrass also writes about romancing a Cold War spy in Bucharest, composing a ballet overnight for the Joffrey Ballet, and playing a gig for a stripper that landed him a job in West Side Story. His anecdotes - often humorous and profound - describe a pivotal era in American music that shaped this Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. A "must read" for music lovers.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Note
- "Selected recordings of Michael Colgrass": p. 217-221.
- Bibliography (note)
- "Selected recordings of Michael Colgrass": pages 217-221.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1942-1949 -- 1950-1966 -- 1967-present -- Appendix. Selected recordings of Michael Colgrass.
- ISBN
- 9781574631555 (pbk.)
- 1574631551 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2009932022
- 884088434779
- OCLC
- 436026693
- SCSB-10289041
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library