American composers on American music / a symposium edited by Henry Cowell.
| Author/creator | Cowell, Henry editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [Stanford University, Calif.] : Stanford University Press, 1933. |
| Description | xii, 226 pages : illustrations (music) diagrams ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Composers in review of other composers. Trends in American music / Henry Cowell -- Carl Ruggles / Charles Seeger -- Adolph Weiss and Colin McPhee / Wallingford Riegger -- Edgar Varèse / Henry Cowell -- Aaron Copland / Theodore Chandler -- Henry Cowell / Nicolas Slonimsky -- Roy Harris / Henry Cowell -- Wallingford Riegger / Adolph Weiss -- Roger Sessions / Nicolas Slonimsky -- John J. Becker / Henry Cowell -- The Rochester group of American composers / Howard Hanson -- Henry Brant / Henry Cowell -- Howard Hanson / Edward Royce -- Carlos Salzedo / Henry Cowell -- Carlos Chávez - Mexican composer / Aaron Copland -- Nicolas Slonimsky / Henry Cowell -- Ruth Crawford / Charles Seeger -- Charles Seeger / Henry Cowell -- Walter Piston / Nicolas Slonimsky -- Charles E. Ives / Henry Cowell -- Composers in discussion of general tendencies. Problems of American composers / Roy Harris -- The music of Mexico / Carlos Chávez -- The development of Cuban music / Alejandro Garcia Caturla -- The artistic position of the American composer / Amadeo Roldan -- American tonal speech / Lazare Saminsky -- Materials and musical creation / Wallingford Riegger -- An Afro-American composer's point of view / William Grant Still -- Oriental influence in American music / Dane Rudhyar -- The relation of jazz to American music / George Gershwin -- Imitative versus creative music in America / John J. Becker -- Music and its future / Charles Ives. |
| Abstract | The first collection of serious critical essays on modern American music, this volume of opinions expressed by composers themselves brought volleys of dissension and a little praise when it first appeared. American music was without honor in its own country. Names such as Aaron Copland, Charles Seeger, Roy Harris, Howard Handson, Edgard Varese, Carlos Chavez, Charles Ives--and Henry Cowell--were known to only a musical few, and accepted by even fewer. Their thoughtfully written expositions of personal theories about music and other composers were on the whole considered upstart and absurd. But the crucible of time has made this once highly controversial volume as fascinating as it is instructive. Its subjects, authors, and views have now earned their historical place. As the editor states in his introduction, he placed his bets well. The essays make a contribution to the literature that is very good reading for both musicians and now a wide musical public. |
| General note | "Biographical notes on composers ... together with lists of their principal works": pages 201-218. |
| Bibliography note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 33013037 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML200.5.C87 A5 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |