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245 04 a| The New Grove twentieth-century American masters :b| Ives, Thomson, Sessions, Cowell, Gershwin, Copland, Carter, Barber, Cage, Bernstein /c| John Kirkpatrick, Richard Jackson, John Harbison, Andrea Olmstead, Bruce Saylor, William Lichtenwanger, Richard Crawford, Wayne Schneider, William W. Austin, Bayan Northcott, Barbara Heyman, Charles Hamm, Joan Peyser.;

246 3 a| Twentieth-century American masters.;

250 a| 1st American edition in book form with additions.;

300 a| xiv, 312 pages :b| illustrations, music, portraits ;c| 21 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| New Grove composer biography series;

504 a| Includes lists of works, bibliographical references, and index.;

520 a| Discusses the works of ten influential American composers and their contributions to the musical field.;

600 10 a| Ives, Charles,d| 1874-1954.;

600 10 a| Thomson, Virgil,d| 1896-1989.;

600 10 a| Sessions, Roger,d| 1896-1985.;

600 10 a| Cowell, Henry,d| 1897-1965.;

600 10 a| Gershwin, George,d| 1898-1937.;

600 10 a| Copland, Aaron,d| 1900-1990.;

600 10 a| Carter, Elliott,d| 1908-2012.;

600 10 a| Barber, Samuel,d| 1910-1981.;

600 10 a| Cage, John.;

600 10 a| Bernstein, Leonard,d| 1918-1990.;

650 0 a| Composersz| United Statesv| Biography.;

650 0 a| Musicz| United Statesy| 20th centuryx| History and criticism.;

700 1 a| Kirkpatrick, John,d| 1905-1991,e| author.;

700 1 a| Echols, Paul,e| writer of supplementary textual content.;

700 1 a| Jackson, Richard,d| 1936-e| author.;

700 1 a| Harbison, Johne| author.;

700 1 a| Olmstead, Andrea,e| writer of supplementary textual content.;

700 1 a| Saylor, Brucee| author.;

700 1 a| Lichtenwanger, William,d| 1915-2000e| writer of supplementary textual content.;

700 1 a| Austin, William W.,e| author.;

700 1 a| Perlis, Vivian,e| writer of supplementary textual content.;

700 1 a| Northcott, Bayane| author.;

700 1 a| Heyman, Barbara B.e| writer of supplementary textual content.;

700 1 a| Hamm, Charles,e| author.;

700 1 a| Peyser, Joan,e| author.;

740 0 a| Twentieth-century American masters.;

740 0 a| 20th century American masters.;

830 0 a| Composer biography series.;

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590 a| Little-261286;

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The New Grove twentieth-century American masters : Ives, Thomson, Sessions, Cowell, Gershwin, Copland, Carter, Barber, Cage, Bernstein / John Kirkpatrick, Richard Jackson, John Harbison, Andrea Olmstead, Bruce Saylor, William Lichtenwanger, Richard Crawford, Wayne Schneider, William W. Austin, Bayan Northcott, Barbara Heyman, Charles Hamm, Joan Peyser.

Format	Book
Edition	1st American edition in book form with additions.
Publication Info	New York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©1988.
Description	xiv, 312 pages : illustrations, music, portraits ; 21 cm.
Subjects	Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Sessions, Roger, 1896-1985. Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965. Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012. Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981. Cage, John. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Composers--United States. --Biography. Music--United States. --20th century. --History and criticism.

Other author/creator	Kirkpatrick, John, 1905-1991, author.
Other author/creator	Echols, Paul, writer of supplementary textual content.
Other author/creator	Jackson, Richard, 1936- author.
Other author/creator	Harbison, John author.
Other author/creator	Olmstead, Andrea, writer of supplementary textual content.
Other author/creator	Saylor, Bruce author.
Other author/creator	Lichtenwanger, William, 1915-2000 writer of supplementary textual content.
Other author/creator	Austin, William W., author.
Other author/creator	Perlis, Vivian, writer of supplementary textual content.
Other author/creator	Northcott, Bayan author.
Other author/creator	Heyman, Barbara B. writer of supplementary textual content.
Other author/creator	Hamm, Charles, author.
Other author/creator	Peyser, Joan, author.
Variant title	Twentieth-century American masters.
Series	New Grove composer biography series Composer biography series.
Contents	Charles Ives / John Kirkpatrick (work-list with Paul C. Echols). Up to 1899 ; 1899-1910 ; 1911-20 ; 1920-54 ; Styles ; Work-list -- Virgil Thomson / Richard Jackson. Career ; Style ; Work-list -- Roger Sessions / John Harbison (text), Andrea Olmstead (work-list, bibliography). Life ; Teaching and writings ; Works ; Work-list -- Henry Cowell / Bruce Saylor (text), William Lichtenwanger (work-list, with Elizabeth A. Wright). Life ; Works ; Work-list -- George Gerswhin / Richard Crawford (text), Wayne Schneider (work-list). Boyhood ; From Broadway to "Rhapsody in blue" ; Years of celebrity and expansion ; Gershwin as a songwriter ; Concert works and "Porgy and Bess" ; Work-list -- Aaron Copland / William W. Austin (work-list with Vivian Perlis). Life ; Works ; Style ; Work-list -- Elliot Carter / Bayan Northcott. Life ; Early works ; Transition ; Works of 1948-59 ; The concertos ; Later works ; Work-list -- Samuel Barber / Richard Jackson (text), Barbara Heyman (work-list). Career ; Style ; Work-list -- John Cage / Charles Hamm. Chromatics ; Dance, percussion, prepared piano ; Zen, I Ching, chance ; Tape, theater, indeterminacy ; Fame and notoriety ; "Everything we do is music" ; Reunions and celebrations ; Work-list -- Leonard Bernstein / Joan Peyser. Childhood and student years: 1918-43 ; Early career: 1944-50 ; Years of path-breaking activity: 1951-63 ; Later years: from 1963 ; Work-list.
Abstract	Discusses the works of ten influential American composers and their contributions to the musical field.
Local note	Little-261286
Bibliography note	Includes lists of works, bibliographical references, and index.
Other title	Twentieth-century American masters.
Other title	20th century American masters.
ISBN	0393301001
ISBN	039301696X (pbk.)

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