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"The Ellington Century is a wonderful journey through the world of music and art. If you are already an aficionado of Ellington's music, you will enjoy the author's informative and detailed analysis of the composer's work and musical influences. If you are less familiar, this book puts Ellington's music in perspective with the great 'classical' composers of the twentieth century. David Schiff's remarkable insight into the historical and musical parallels between these composers is a delight to read and his references are vast, from Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire and Stravinsky's Agon to television's Sesame Street. Schiff writes with a sense of humor and an enthusiasm for Ellington's music that comes out on every page."--George Manahan, Music Director, American Composers Orchestra
"David Schiff points us forward, observing that 'Ellington's music asks us to see with our ears and hear with our eyes.' Writing as a composer and scholar, he has a gift for making complex ideas strikingly clear. His insights move across a huge terrain of twentieth-century culture, as he builds bridges in his musical and cultural analysis where many have not seen a connection. Yet each musical work, each artist, is given his or her equal due. In this sense, he has met the spiritual and cultural challenge of Ellington's life work."--Marty Ehrlich, Composer/Instrumentalist, Associate Professor of Improvisation and Contemporary Music, Hampshire College
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- Title The Ellington Century
- Author David Schiff
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley Calfornia
- Date 2012-02
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780520245877 / 0520245873
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 1.2 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 3.05 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Music - 20th century - History and criticism, Jazz - History and criticism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011034123
- Dewey Decimal Code 780.904
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 07/01/2012, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 05/28/2012, Page 0
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