Looks at the ways in which America's places, from the natural wonders of Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon to the urban landscape of New York City, have inspired American composers from the nation's beginnings to the present.
Looks at the ways in which America's places, from the natural wonders of Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon to the urban landscape of New York City, have inspired American composers from the nation's beginnings to the present.
Denise Von Glahn is assistant professor of music history and musicology at Florida State University. She lives in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Cover Title Copyright CONTENTS Illustrations Preface Introduction: A Place to Start Anthony Philip Heinrich: The War of the Elements and the Tundering of Niagara William Henry Fry: Niagara Symphony George Frederick Bristow: Niagara: Symphony for Grand Orchestra and Chorus The Housatonic at Stockbridge Fron Hanover Square North, at the End of a Tragic Day, The Voice of the People Again Rose Aaron Copland: Quiet City and Music for a Great City Edgard Varése: Amériques Duke Ellington: Harlem Air Shaft and Harlem William Grant Still: Kaintuck' and American Scenes Roy Harris Cimarron Ferde Grofé: Mississippi Suite, Grand Canyon Suite, Hudson River Suite, and Niagara Falls Suite Robert Starer: Hudson Valley Suite Dana Paul Perna: Prout's Neck and Three Places on Long Island Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 4, The Gardens Steve Reich: Vermont Counterpoint, The Desert Music, New York Counterpoint, and City Life Conclusions: Where We Are Notes Select Bibliography Index Back cover
Cover Title Copyright CONTENTS Illustrations Preface Introduction: A Place to Start Anthony Philip Heinrich: The War of the Elements and the Tundering of Niagara William Henry Fry: Niagara Symphony George Frederick Bristow: Niagara: Symphony for Grand Orchestra and Chorus The Housatonic at Stockbridge Fron Hanover Square North, at the End of a Tragic Day, The Voice of the People Again Rose Aaron Copland: Quiet City and Music for a Great City Edgard Varése: Amériques Duke Ellington: Harlem Air Shaft and Harlem William Grant Still: Kaintuck' and American Scenes Roy Harris Cimarron Ferde Grofé: Mississippi Suite, Grand Canyon Suite, Hudson River Suite, and Niagara Falls Suite Robert Starer: Hudson Valley Suite Dana Paul Perna: Prout's Neck and Three Places on Long Island Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 4, The Gardens Steve Reich: Vermont Counterpoint, The Desert Music, New York Counterpoint, and City Life Conclusions: Where We Are Notes Select Bibliography Index Back cover
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