Looking at the first American performances of his works and the dissemination of his ideas among American composers in the 1910s, 1920s and early 1930s, she convincingly debunks the myths surrounding Schoenberg's alleged isolation in the US. However, while his European career has received much scholarly attention, surprisingly little has been written about the genesis and context of his works composed in America, his interactions with Americans and other emigres, and the substantial, complex, and fascinating performance and reception history of his music in this country.Īuthor Sabine Feisst illuminates Schoenberg's legacy and sheds a corrective light on a variety of myths about his sojourn. A refugee from Nazi Europe, he spent an important part of his creative life in the United States (1933-1951), where he produced a rich variety of works and distinguished himself as an influential teacher. Title: Schoenberg’s New World: The American YearsĪbstract: Arnold Schoenberg was a polarizing figure in twentieth century music, and his works and ideas have had considerable and lasting impact on Western musical life. Schoenberg’s New World: The American Years (Book) Publisher: University of California Press He also highlights Astaire’s collaborations with African American musicians and his work with lesser known professionals-arrangers, musicians, dance directors, and performers. Decker examines the full range of Astaire’s work in filmed and recorded media, from a 1926 recording with George Gershwin to his 1970 blues stylings on television, and analyzes Astaire’s creative relationships with the greats, including George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and Johnny Mercer. Title: Music Makes Me: Fred Astaire and JazzĪbstract: Fred Astaire: one of the great jazz artists of the twentieth century? Astaire is best known for his brilliant dancing in the movie musicals of the 1930s, but in Music Makes Me, Todd Decker argues that Astaire’s work as a dancer and choreographer -particularly in the realm of tap dancing-made a significant contribution to the art of jazz. Music Makes Me: Fred Astaire and Jazz (Book) Primary URL Description: Publisher's web site Most of all, this book celebrates the hybrid music of an exceptional, boundary-crossing African-American artist. Exploring her transformation from Alice McLeod, Detroit church pianist and bebopper, to guru Swami Turiya Sangitananda, Monument Eternal illuminates her music and, in turn, reveals the exceptional fluidity of American religious practices in the second half of the twentieth century. In the late 1970s Alice Coltrane became a swami, directing an alternative spiritual community in Southern California. Her childhood experiences playing for African-American congregations in Detroit, the ecstatic and avant-garde improvisations she performed on the bandstand with her husband John Coltrane, and her religious pilgrimages to India reveal themselves on more than twenty albums of original music for the Impulse and Warner Brothers labels. Over the course of her musical life, she synthesized a wide range of musical genres including gospel, rhythm-and-blues, bebop, free jazz, Indian devotional song, and Western art music. Title: Monument Eternal: The Music of Alice ColtraneĪbstract: Alice Coltrane was a composer, improviser, guru, and widow of John Coltrane. Monument Eternal: The Music of Alice Coltrane (Book) Publishing Musicologal Research in the 21st CenturyĪnne Robertson, American Musicological Society, Inc.
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