Walter Simmons: 2 books
Voices in the Wilderness
Six American Neo-Romantic Composers
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2006
Despite the Modernist search for new and innovative aesthetics and rejection of traditional tonality, several twentieth century composers have found their own voice while steadfastly relying on the aesthetics and techniques of Romanticism and 19th century composition principles. Musicological and...
The Music of William Schuman, Vincent Persichetti, and Peter Mennin
Voices of Stone and Steel
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
William Schuman, Vincent Persichetti, and Peter Mennin were three of the most significant American composers of the 20th century, yet their music has largely disappeared from view since their respective deaths. Because they each spent the majority of their careers working at the Juilliard School and...