Colin McPhee: Composer in Two Worlds

by Carol J. Oja

Book Overview

Colin McPhee was a performer, writer, and pioneer among Western composers in turning to Asia for inspiration. A close friend of Aaron Copland, Carlos Chavez, Henry Cowell, and Virgil Thomson, he played a vital role in new music activities in New York in the 1920s. But his most important accomplishments emerged from his devotion to the music of Bali.

After hearing rare recordings of the Balinese gamelan--a percussion orchestra with delicately layered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252071808
• ISBN13: 9780252071805
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"