Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Sachs, Joel (1939-....)
Titre(s) : Henry Cowell [Texte imprimé] : a man made of music / Joel Sachs
Publication : New York : Oxford University Press, cop. 2012
Description matérielle : xvii, 600 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm
Comprend : Prologue : Of the three ladies, Henry, and some others ; pt. 1. Child to man ; pt. 2. International ultramodernist virtuoso ; pt. 3. The frenetic years ; pt. 4. Four endless years ; pt. 5. Life resumes ; pt. 6. World traveler.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-575) and index
Henry Cowell, a major musical innovator of the first half of the century, left a rich
body of compositions spanning a wide range of styles. But as Sachs shows, Cowell's
legacy extends far beyond his music. As one of the first Western advocates for World
Music, he used lectures, articles, and recordings to bring other musical cultures
to myriad listeners and students. The tragedy of Cowell's life-- his guilty plea on
a morals charge, which even the prosecutor felt was trivial-- brought him a sentence
of 15 years in San Quentin, of which he served four
Sujet(s) : Cowell, Henry (1897-1965)
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780195108958. - ISBN 0195108957
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb435738600
Notice n° :
FRBNF43573860
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)