2008, ISBN: 9781574671735

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Amadeus], Zustand: Buch und original Schutzumschlag einwandfrei. Klappentext: ""I have rarely met a composer who is so faithfully mirrored in his music; th… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Amadeus], Zustand: Buch und original Schutzumschlag einwandfrei. Klappentext: ""I have rarely met a composer who is so faithfully mirrored in his music; the man is the music. We are all familiar with the attributes generally ascribed to his compositions: vitality, optimism, enthusiasm, long lyrical line, rhythmic impetuosity, bristling counterpoint, brilliant textures, dynamic tension. But what is not so often remarked is what I treasure most: the human qualities that flow directly from the man into the works—compassion, fidelity, insight, and total honesty. Compassion is the keynote; it is the mark of a man, and, for me, the mark of this man's music." Leonard Bernstein "The urgency of Schuman's music is matched only by the vitality of Schuman himself. With his unflagging energy, boundless enthusiasm, his keen eye and ear for the world's foibles and strengths, his penetrating wit, and, withal, his deep compassion, it is inconceivable that he can ever cease originating ideas or rest on his achievements." Christopher Ro/ise "[Schuman] earned his living as the most important musical administrator of the 2()th century. ... At one time, he was probably the most powerful figure in the world of art music. . . . Accomplished composers are a rarity, but Schuman's accomplishments are rarer still. His public role will not soon be filled." Edward Rothstein of the New York Times Few people had a greater impact on the performing arts in America than William Schuman (1910-1992). He made up for his late start in a musical career by becoming not only a composer but also the president of the Juilliard School and then the president of Lincoln Center. Complex, driven, and filled with that confident optimism that characterized mid-twentieth-century America, he thought of himself as "a part of many different worlds." His successes at Juilliard made him the natural choice to head the new Lincoln Center. However, his uncompromising insistence on the highest artistic and pedagogic standards, coupled with his startling claim that the problem with "all of us in the performing arts ... is not that our deficits are too large, but that they are too small," led him into conflict with the businessmen, including John D. Rockefeller 3rd, who funded the Center. Schuman left arts administration after thirty-three years, a move that freed him to spend more time composing. But his refusal to follow trends for which he felt little sympathy, such as serialism, meant his works were sometimes coolly received. The sophistication of his music, "full of American directness in its vibrant rhythms and brilliant orchestrations," is seen here in the author's analyses often of Schuman's pieces." Inhalt: "Acknowledgments ix Prologue xv 1. The Fiddle and Baseball 1 2. Exploring the Arts 27 3. If He Fails He Will Fail on a Grand Scale 41 4. I Wanted to Run Before I Could Creep 57 5. Maestro in Play Clothes 83 6. In the End We Prevailed with a Broader View 111 7. A Four-Minute Musical Essay on Fear 141 8. Writing Music Is Something Wonderful 167 9. At Least at Juilliard There Was Music 203 10. Schuman versus Everybody Else 229 11. An Intense Inner Life 249 12. Knocked Out of the Box 267 13. A Composer Now Free of the Shackles 285 14. In Sweet Music 323 15. Your Devoted Icarus 347 16. Carols of Death 363 Epilogue 377 Appendix: Ten Compositions of William Schuman 383 Notes 533 Selected Bibliography 571 Index 575" , DE, [SC: 4.50], wie neu, gewerbliches Angebot, 16,2 x 4,5 x 22,9 cm, 632, [GW: 1030g], Banküberweisung, Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: (Auto-)Biographie/Briefe / Sonstiges - Biographien]<

2008, ISBN: 9781574671735

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Amadeus], Zustand: Buch und original Schutzumschlag einwandfrei. Klappentext: ""I have rarely met a composer who is so faithfully mirrored in his music; th… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Amadeus], Zustand: Buch und original Schutzumschlag einwandfrei. Klappentext: ""I have rarely met a composer who is so faithfully mirrored in his music; the man is the music. We are all familiar with the attributes generally ascribed to his compositions: vitality, optimism, enthusiasm, long lyrical line, rhythmic impetuosity, bristling counterpoint, brilliant textures, dynamic tension. But what is not so often remarked is what I treasure most: the human qualities that flow directly from the man into the works—compassion, fidelity, insight, and total honesty. Compassion is the keynote; it is the mark of a man, and, for me, the mark of this man's music." Leonard Bernstein "The urgency of Schuman's music is matched only by the vitality of Schuman himself. With his unflagging energy, boundless enthusiasm, his keen eye and ear for the world's foibles and strengths, his penetrating wit, and, withal, his deep compassion, it is inconceivable that he can ever cease originating ideas or rest on his achievements." Christopher Ro/ise "[Schuman] earned his living as the most important musical administrator of the 2()th century. ... At one time, he was probably the most powerful figure in the world of art music. . . . Accomplished composers are a rarity, but Schuman's accomplishments are rarer still. His public role will not soon be filled." Edward Rothstein of the New York Times Few people had a greater impact on the performing arts in America than William Schuman (1910-1992). He made up for his late start in a musical career by becoming not only a composer but also the president of the Juilliard School and then the president of Lincoln Center. Complex, driven, and filled with that confident optimism that characterized mid-twentieth-century America, he thought of himself as "a part of many different worlds." His successes at Juilliard made him the natural choice to head the new Lincoln Center. However, his uncompromising insistence on the highest artistic and pedagogic standards, coupled with his startling claim that the problem with "all of us in the performing arts ... is not that our deficits are too large, but that they are too small," led him into conflict with the businessmen, including John D. Rockefeller 3rd, who funded the Center. Schuman left arts administration after thirty-three years, a move that freed him to spend more time composing. But his refusal to follow trends for which he felt little sympathy, such as serialism, meant his works were sometimes coolly received. The sophistication of his music, "full of American directness in its vibrant rhythms and brilliant orchestrations," is seen here in the author's analyses often of Schuman's pieces." Inhalt: "Acknowledgments ix Prologue xv 1. The Fiddle and Baseball 1 2. Exploring the Arts 27 3. If He Fails He Will Fail on a Grand Scale 41 4. I Wanted to Run Before I Could Creep 57 5. Maestro in Play Clothes 83 6. In the End We Prevailed with a Broader View 111 7. A Four-Minute Musical Essay on Fear 141 8. Writing Music Is Something Wonderful 167 9. At Least at Juilliard There Was Music 203 10. Schuman versus Everybody Else 229 11. An Intense Inner Life 249 12. Knocked Out of the Box 267 13. A Composer Now Free of the Shackles 285 14. In Sweet Music 323 15. Your Devoted Icarus 347 16. Carols of Death 363 Epilogue 377 Appendix: Ten Compositions of William Schuman 383 Notes 533 Selected Bibliography 571 Index 575" , DE, [SC: 4.50], wie neu, gewerbliches Angebot, 16,2 x 4,5 x 22,9 cm, 632, [GW: 1030g], Banküberweisung, Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, Internationaler Versand<

2008, ISBN: 9781574671735

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Amadeus], Zustand: Buch und original Schutzumschlag einwandfrei. Klappentext: ""I have rarely met a composer who is so faithfully mirrored in his music the… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Amadeus], Zustand: Buch und original Schutzumschlag einwandfrei. Klappentext: ""I have rarely met a composer who is so faithfully mirrored in his music the man is the music. We are all familiar with the attributes generally ascribed to his compositions: vitality, optimism, enthusiasm, long lyrical line, rhythmic impetuosity, bristling counterpoint, brilliant textures, dynamic tension. But what is not so often remarked is what I treasure most: the human qualities that flow directly from the man into the workscompassion, fidelity, insight, and total honesty. Compassion is the keynote it is the mark of a man, and, for me, the mark of this man's music." Leonard Bernstein "The urgency of Schuman's music is matched only by the vitality of Schuman himself. With his unflagging energy, boundless enthusiasm, his keen eye and ear for the world's foibles and strengths, his penetrating wit, and, withal, his deep compassion, it is inconceivable that he can ever cease originating ideas or rest on his achievements." Christopher Ro/ise "[Schuman] earned his living as the most important musical administrator of the 2()th century. ... At one time, he was probably the most powerful figure in the world of art music. . . . Accomplished composers are a rarity, but Schuman's accomplishments are rarer still. His public role will not soon be filled." Edward Rothstein of the New York Times Few people had a greater impact on the performing arts in America than William Schuman (1910-1992). He made up for his late start in a musical career by becoming not only a composer but also the president of the Juilliard School and then the president of Lincoln Center. Complex, driven, and filled with that confident optimism that characterized mid-twentieth-century America, he thought of himself as "a part of many different worlds." His successes at Juilliard made him the natural choice to head the new Lincoln Center. However, his uncompromising insistence on the highest artistic and pedagogic standards, coupled with his startling claim that the problem with "all of us in the performing arts ... is not that our deficits are too large, but that they are too small," led him into conflict with the businessmen, including John D. Rockefeller 3rd, who funded the Center. Schuman left arts administration after thirty-three years, a move that freed him to spend more time composing. But his refusal to follow trends for which he felt little sympathy, such as serialism, meant his works were sometimes coolly received. The sophistication of his music, "full of American directness in its vibrant rhythms and brilliant orchestrations," is seen here in the author's analyses often of Schuman's pieces." Inhalt: "Acknowledgments ix Prologue xv 1. The Fiddle and Baseball 1 2. Exploring the Arts 27 3. If He Fails He Will Fail on a Grand Scale 41 4. I Wanted to Run Before I Could Creep 57 5. Maestro in Play Clothes 83 6. In the End We Prevailed with a Broader View 111 7. A Four-Minute Musical Essay on Fear 141 8. Writing Music Is Something Wonderful 167 9. At Least at Juilliard There Was Music 203 10. Schuman versus Everybody Else 229 11. An Intense Inner Life 249 12. Knocked Out of the Box 267 13. A Composer Now Free of the Shackles 285 14. In Sweet Music 323 15. Your Devoted Icarus 347 16. Carols of Death 363 Epilogue 377 Appendix: Ten Compositions of William Schuman 383 Notes 533 Selected Bibliography 571 Index 575" K41, DE, [SC: 4.50], wie neu, gewerbliches Angebot, 16,2 x 4,5 x 22,9 cm, 632, [GW: 1030g], Banküberweisung, Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, Internationaler Versand<

2008, ISBN: 9781574671735

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Amadeus], Zustand: Buch und original Schutzumschlag einwandfrei. Klappentext: ""I have rarely met a composer who is so faithfully mirrored in his music the… Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Amadeus], Zustand: Buch und original Schutzumschlag einwandfrei. Klappentext: ""I have rarely met a composer who is so faithfully mirrored in his music the man is the music. We are all familiar with the attributes generally ascribed to his compositions: vitality, optimism, enthusiasm, long lyrical line, rhythmic impetuosity, bristling counterpoint, brilliant textures, dynamic tension. But what is not so often remarked is what I treasure most: the human qualities that flow directly from the man into the workscompassion, fidelity, insight, and total honesty. Compassion is the keynote it is the mark of a man, and, for me, the mark of this man's music." Leonard Bernstein "The urgency of Schuman's music is matched only by the vitality of Schuman himself. With his unflagging energy, boundless enthusiasm, his keen eye and ear for the world's foibles and strengths, his penetrating wit, and, withal, his deep compassion, it is inconceivable that he can ever cease originating ideas or rest on his achievements." Christopher Ro/ise "[Schuman] earned his living as the most important musical administrator of the 2()th century. ... At one time, he was probably the most powerful figure in the world of art music. . . . Accomplished composers are a rarity, but Schuman's accomplishments are rarer still. His public role will not soon be filled." Edward Rothstein of the New York Times Few people had a greater impact on the performing arts in America than William Schuman (1910-1992). He made up for his late start in a musical career by becoming not only a composer but also the president of the Juilliard School and then the president of Lincoln Center. Complex, driven, and filled with that confident optimism that characterized mid-twentieth-century America, he thought of himself as "a part of many different worlds." His successes at Juilliard made him the natural choice to head the new Lincoln Center. However, his uncompromising insistence on the highest artistic and pedagogic standards, coupled with his startling claim that the problem with "all of us in the performing arts ... is not that our deficits are too large, but that they are too small," led him into conflict with the businessmen, including John D. Rockefeller 3rd, who funded the Center. Schuman left arts administration after thirty-three years, a move that freed him to spend more time composing. But his refusal to follow trends for which he felt little sympathy, such as serialism, meant his works were sometimes coolly received. The sophistication of his music, "full of American directness in its vibrant rhythms and brilliant orchestrations," is seen here in the author's analyses often of Schuman's pieces." Inhalt: "Acknowledgments ix Prologue xv 1. The Fiddle and Baseball 1 2. Exploring the Arts 27 3. If He Fails He Will Fail on a Grand Scale 41 4. I Wanted to Run Before I Could Creep 57 5. Maestro in Play Clothes 83 6. In the End We Prevailed with a Broader View 111 7. A Four-Minute Musical Essay on Fear 141 8. Writing Music Is Something Wonderful 167 9. At Least at Juilliard There Was Music 203 10. Schuman versus Everybody Else 229 11. An Intense Inner Life 249 12. Knocked Out of the Box 267 13. A Composer Now Free of the Shackles 285 14. In Sweet Music 323 15. Your Devoted Icarus 347 16. Carols of Death 363 Epilogue 377 Appendix: Ten Compositions of William Schuman 383 Notes 533 Selected Bibliography 571 Index 575" K41, DE, [SC: 4.50], wie neu, gewerbliches Angebot, 16,2 x 4,5 x 22,9 cm, 632, [GW: 1030g], Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, Banküberweisung, Internationaler Versand<