Igor Stravinsky

An Autobiography

While many hundred thousands of pages have been written about Stravinsky, in this book—the composer's first—we hear from the man himself. An Autobiography chronicles the first half-century of Stravinsky's life, all the while offering his opinions and "abhorrences." A Parsifal performance at Bayreuth? "At the end of a quarter of an hour I could bear no more." Nijinsky? "The poor boy knew nothing of music." Spanish folk music? "Endless preliminary chords of guitar playing."

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1998 / paperback / ISBN 0-393-31856-7 / 6" x 8" / 192 pages / Biography/Music

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Charles Ives

Essays Before a Sonata, The Majority, and Other Writings

Ives's second piano sonata, Concord, Mass., 1845, stands among the masterpieces of American music. The Essays Before a Sonata was conceived by Ives as a preface of sorts to the composition. Ives's musings also explore the nature of music, discuss the source of a composer's impulses and inspiration, and offer some biting comments on celebrated masters. The writings in this collection—now featuring a comprehensive index-allow readers entry into the brilliant mind that produced some of America's most innovative musical works.

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1998 / paperback / ISBN 0-393-31830-3 / 6" x 8" / 284 pages / Music

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