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The Courage of Composers and the Tyranny of Taste: Reflections on New Music (Eastman Studies in Music)
Bálint András Varga
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Description for The Courage of Composers and the Tyranny of Taste: Reflections on New Music (Eastman Studies in Music)
Hardcover. All-new interviews with 33 of the world's leading composers--from Adams and Crumb to Gubaidulina and Rihm--give unique insights into the creative process. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Balint Andras Varga is perhaps the world's most respected interviewer of living composers. For The Courage of Composers and the Tyranny of Taste: Reflections on New Music, Varga has confronted thirty-three composers with quotations carefully chosen to elicit their thoughts about an issue that is crucial for any serious creative artist: How can one find courage to deal with the sometimes tyrannical expectations of the outside world? The result is an imaginary roundtable at which we encounter fresh, revealing, previously unpublished statements from such world-renowned composers as John Adams, Friedrich Cerha, George Crumb, Sofia Gubaidulina, Georg ... Read more
Balint Andras Varga is perhaps the world's most respected interviewer of living composers. For The Courage of Composers and the Tyranny of Taste: Reflections on New Music, Varga has confronted thirty-three composers with quotations carefully chosen to elicit their thoughts about an issue that is crucial for any serious creative artist: How can one find courage to deal with the sometimes tyrannical expectations of the outside world? The result is an imaginary roundtable at which we encounter fresh, revealing, previously unpublished statements from such world-renowned composers as John Adams, Friedrich Cerha, George Crumb, Sofia Gubaidulina, Georg ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580465939
SKU
V9781580465939
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Reviews for The Courage of Composers and the Tyranny of Taste: Reflections on New Music (Eastman Studies in Music)
Capturing a wealth of ideas about contemporary music, [Varga's latest book] features a wide breadth of composers, including such grandees as George Crumb and Wolfgang Rihm. Varga's encounter with John Adams is a highlight. The book not only offers a marvellous compendium of musical philosophies but also captures something of the intensely personal energy that fuels the creative act. BBC ... Read more