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Frontier Figures: American Music and the Mythology of the American West
Beth E. Levy
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Paperback. Examining the work of such composers as Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Virgil Thomson, Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Arthur Farwell, this title addresses questions of regionalism, race, and representation as well as changing relationships to the natural world to highlight the intersections between classical music and the diverse worlds of Indians. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 470 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 84 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
"Frontier Figures" is a tour-de-force exploration of how the American West, both as physical space and inspiration, animated American music. Examining the work of such composers as Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Virgil Thomson, Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Arthur Farwell, Beth E. Levy addresses questions of regionalism, race, and representation as well as changing relationships to the natural world to highlight the intersections between classical music and the diverse worlds of Indians, pioneers, and cowboys. Levy draws from an array of genres to show how different brands of western Americana were absorbed into American culture by way of sheet music, radio, ... Read more
"Frontier Figures" is a tour-de-force exploration of how the American West, both as physical space and inspiration, animated American music. Examining the work of such composers as Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Virgil Thomson, Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Arthur Farwell, Beth E. Levy addresses questions of regionalism, race, and representation as well as changing relationships to the natural world to highlight the intersections between classical music and the diverse worlds of Indians, pioneers, and cowboys. Levy draws from an array of genres to show how different brands of western Americana were absorbed into American culture by way of sheet music, radio, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
Series
California Studies in 20th-Century Music
Number of Pages
470
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520267787
SKU
V9780520267787
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About Beth E. Levy
Beth E. Levy is Associate Professor of Music at the University of California, Davis.
Reviews for Frontier Figures: American Music and the Mythology of the American West
"Music professor Levy looks at how Western Americana has been woven into American culture via music." Sacramento Bee "Levy offers an amazing amount of scholarship. She has researched nearly every person and event of this period... Highly recommended."
W.K. Kearns, Emeritus, University of Colorado at Boulder Choice
W.K. Kearns, Emeritus, University of Colorado at Boulder Choice