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William Schuman

Title
William Schuman / by Flora Rheta Schreiber and Vincent Persichetti.
Author
Schreiber, Flora Rheta.
Publication
New York : G. Schirmer, Inc., [1954]

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Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987
Description
iv, 139 pages : illustrations, portraits, music; 22 cm
Summary
"Here is the remarkable story of a New Yorker who heard his first orchestral concert at the age of 20, ten years later received the first award given by the New York Music Critics' Circle for a symphony, and five years after that was appointed president of one of the largest music conservatories in the world. It is the story of a man who suddenly found that what he wanted more than anything else was to compose music that would endure and who crammed into a few short years as much study as many composers require a third of a lifetime for. But William Schuman is not only one of the most distinguished composers this country has produced. He is an eminent educator, a first-rate administrator, and a powerful, progressive force in the creative and educational aspects of musical life in America. How Schuman rose from an unknown youth who supplied material for night-club acts to his present high position is told in these pages. The book also contains a sound and penetrating study of Schuman's music that examines every aspect of his style and analyzes in detail several of his most representative compositions."--Jacket
Subject
  • Schuman, William, 1910-1992
  • Schuman, William, 1910-1992 > Discography
  • Schuman, William, 1910-1992
  • Composers > United States > 20th century > Criticism and interpretation
Genre/Form
Discographies
Bibliography (note)
  • "List of works": p. 126-130, 133. "List of records": p. 131-132. Bibliography: p. 134
Contents
  • Part one : the man / Flora Rheta Schreiber.
  • Part two : the music. The style ; Creative bearings ; The melodic clue ; Harmonic materials ; Rhythmic and linear approach ; Form ideas ; Orchestra sense ; Vocal style ; New directions ; American festival overture ; The third symphony ; Symphony for strings ; Undertow ; Judith / Vincent Persichetti.
LCCN
54014322
OCLC
  • ocm00422755
  • 422755
  • SCSB-14164573
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library