Musings The Musical Worlds of Gunther Schuller |
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| Author:
| Schuller, Gunther |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-52404-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1986 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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Composer, conductor, educator, jazz critic, and horn virtuoso, Gunther Schuller here brings together his writings on music. There are numerous articles about jazz, dealing with his favourite figures like Duke Ellington and Ornette Coleman, and also Schuller's concept of the 'Third Stream', the area where jazz and concert music intersect. Other sections deal with the composition and performance of contemporary music, musical education, and musical aesthetics.
Composer, conductor, educator, jazz critic, and horn virtuoso, Gunther Schuller here brings together his writings on music. There are numerous articles about jazz, dealing with his favourite figures like Duke Ellington and Ornette Coleman, and also Schuller's concept of the 'Third Stream', the area where jazz and concert music intersect. Other sections deal with the composition and performance of contemporary music, musical education, and musical aesthetics.