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Talking Music: Conversations with John Cage, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, and Five Generations of American Experimental Composers

by William Duckworth

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Talking Music is comprised of substantial original conversations with seventeen American experimental composers and musicians-including Milton Babbitt, Pauline Oliveros, Steve Reich, Meredith Monk, and John Zorn-many of whom rarely grant interviews. The author skillfully elicits candid dialogues that encompass technical explorations; questions of method, style, and influence; their personal lives and struggles to create; and their aesthetic goals and artistic declarations. Herein, John Cage recalls the turning point in his career; Ben Johnston criticizes the operas of his teacher Harry Partch; La Monte Young attributes his creative discipline to a Morman childhood; and much more. The results are revelatory conversations with some of America's most radical musical innovators.

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"Talking Music is comprised of substantial original conversations with seventeen American experimental composers and musicians--including Milton Babbitt, Pauline Oliveros, Steve Reich, Meredith Monk, a"

About the Author

William Duckworth is a composer, professor of music at Bucknell University, author of two books on music theory, and editor of John Cage at 75. He lives in New Jersey.

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ISBN:
9780306808937
Subtitle:
Conversations with John Cage, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, and 5 Generations of American Experimental Composers
Author:
Duckworth, William
Publisher:
Da Capo Press
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Reference
Subject:
Music
Subject:
Classical
Subject:
History & Criticism - By Composer
Subject:
Composers
Subject:
Cage, john, 1912-1992
Subject:
Avant-garde
Subject:
General Music
Subject:
Composers -- United States -- Interviews.
Subject:
Music -- United States -- 20th century.
Edition Description:
1st Da Capo Press ed.
Series Volume:
4
Publication Date:
April 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
504
Dimensions:
9.20x6.23x.94 in. 1.54 lbs.

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