Musings: The Musical Worlds of Gunther Schuller: A Collection of his Writings

Schuller, Gunther

Composer, conductor, educator, jazz critic, and horn virtuoso, Gunther Schuller here brings together his writings on music. There are numerous articles about jazz, dealing with his favourite figures like Duke Ellington and Ornette Coleman, and also Schuller's concept of the 'Third Stream', the area where jazz and concert music intersect. Other sections deal with the composition and performance of contemporary music, musical education, and musical aesthetics.

EAN

9780195059212

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published

14 September 1989

Pages

336