Musical landscapes in color [electronic resource] : conversations with Black American composers / William C. Banfield.

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"Now available in paperback, William C. Banfield's acclaimed collection of interviews delves into the lives and work of forty-one Black composers. Each of the profiled artists offers a candid self-portrait that explores areas from training and compositional techniques to working in an exclusive cano...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Banfield, William C., 1961- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2022.
Series:Music in American life
Subjects:
African American composers > Interviews.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Music > United States > History and criticism.
Genre:
Interviews.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2023 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2022 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2022 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Musical Landscapes in Color: Conversations with Black American Composers
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Laying the foundations
  • The arrived and the acknowledged, part 1 (1922-1936)
  • The arrived and the acknowledged, part 2 (1937-1945)
  • Perspectives on spirituality, jazz, and contemporary popular languages
  • The composer as conductor and composer
  • Generation X and beyond (1950-1965)
  • Postlude : extensions of the tradition - linkages and canon.