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Annotation:Entertaining stories and insights about Adam's music and life as a composer and musician.
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Annotation:"In a surprising contrast with the exuberance of his music...his letters are often short, almost bare. The explanation may well be found in an aside in a letter to his wife: 'you know very well that I hate writing letters.'"
Annotation:"In spite of everything, Milhaud always retained his serenity." - from the Introduction
Annotation:"Boulez's mind works in pairs of opposites that often took these dialogues down some very interesting paths..." - from the Preface by Rocco Di Pietro.
Annotation:Chapter 2 "On his Own Works" is fascinating for the composer's commentary about the intent / affect of specific pieces he wrote.
Annotation:"It is the tiny hints, by the occasional remarks in the letters, about what things meant to Bartok that are so rewarding..." - from the preface by Sir Michael Tippett
Annotation:Recollections and observations interspersed with musical fragments he wrote to express the ideas."
Annotation:Observations and notes about his everyday life and his music in verse and prose.
Annotation:"Bitter Music" is a collection of essays, beginning with the journal of his years as a transient during the Great Depression, with musical passages written about his experiences.
Annotation:Poulenc's notes and stories about each of his songs, in a bilingual French/English edition.
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Autobiography, letters, and interviews by composers of the 20th century to the present, selected from books in the Multnomah County Central Library. Find more titles in the call number ranges of 780.92.
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