Howard Hanson - A Bio-Bibliography

Howard Hanson details the career and works of a composer called by several critics the most important figure in American music in the second quarter of the 20th century. Hanson's compositions elicited the broadest possible range of critical reaction. While early works from the 1920s were viewed as dissonant, avant-garde experimentations, within a decade his compositions in a similar style were viewed as solid, conservative works. Within this range, it was generally agreed that Hanson represented the best in solid compositional and orchestrational technique, and audiences greeted his new compositions with unquestioned approval throughout his 60-plus year career. As an important proponent of American music during his forty year tenure as Director of the Eastman School of Music, he conducted premieres of literally thousands of works by American composers and always encouraged young American composers.

Table des matières

Preface
Acknowledgments
Biography
Works and Performances
Discography
Discography Bibliography
General Bibliography
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Index

A propos de l'auteur

JAMES E. PERONE is Associate Professor of Music at Mount Union College. His specialty is music theory, and he has written several articles for music journals.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: James E. Perone, Perone James E.
• Edition: Bloomsbury
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 16.09.1993
• EAN: 9780313286445
• ISBN: 978-0-313-28644-5
• Thème: Bio-Bibliographies in Music
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Musique > Autres; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Bibliographies, catalogues, Popular Culture: Music and Performing Arts