Musings: The Musical Worlds of Gunther Schuller

by Gunther Schuller

Book Overview

Musings gathers together the essays, speeches, liner notes, dictionary entries, and magazine articles of Gunther Schuller, one of the most important musical figures of the century. The writings in this collection cover such artists as Paul Whiteman, Duke Ellington, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Sarah Vaughan, Gil Evans. Schuller also writes about such topics as the "Third Stream," the art of conducting, the future of opera,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306809028
• ISBN13: 9780306809026
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"