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John Weinzweig and His Music
Elaine Keillor
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Description for John Weinzweig and His Music
hardcover. John J. Weinzweig (b. 1913) has been considered the dean of Canadian music for over thirty years. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 337 pages, Fr.Ill.mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
John J. Weinzweig (b. 1913) has been considered the dean of Canadian music for over thirty years. This is the first book-length study of his development as a musician and his contributions to Canadian music as a composer, teacher, and administrator. Keillor discusses his training and development in the context of Toronto's musical life during the 1930s and 40s, in particular, thus providing a useful and valuable historical perspective. During these years, Weinzweig established the profession of composer in Canada. Subsequently, his compositions, which are extensively examined in Part II, provided models of current compositional practice for his many students, ... Read more
John J. Weinzweig (b. 1913) has been considered the dean of Canadian music for over thirty years. This is the first book-length study of his development as a musician and his contributions to Canadian music as a composer, teacher, and administrator. Keillor discusses his training and development in the context of Toronto's musical life during the 1930s and 40s, in particular, thus providing a useful and valuable historical perspective. During these years, Weinzweig established the profession of composer in Canada. Subsequently, his compositions, which are extensively examined in Part II, provided models of current compositional practice for his many students, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
Series
Composers of North America
Number of Pages
337
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810828490
SKU
V9780810828490
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About Elaine Keillor
Elaine Keillor (Ph.D., University of Toronto) is an internationally-known concert pianist and a professor of musicology/ethnomusicology at Carleton University. A specialist in various area of Canadian music, she has edited two volumes in the Canadian Music Heritage Series, published biographical and bibliographical studies relating to Canadian musical life in the late 19th and 20th centuries, written for various encyclopedias and ... Read more
Reviews for John Weinzweig and His Music
...a well-researched, authoritative study that deserves to be in all college and conservatory libraries...includes excellent music lists, discography, and bibliography.
CHOICE
Elaine Keilor provides a useful monograph on an important composer from Canada.
American Music
CHOICE
Elaine Keilor provides a useful monograph on an important composer from Canada.
American Music