Portrait of Percy Grainger

by Malcolm Gillies

Book Overview

A unique treatment of the key influences on the life of this important Australian composer, consisting of oral histories by people who knew Grainger, as well as reflections from his own writings.

Percy Grainger 1882-1961] was a pianist, composer, ethnographer, essayist, and much more. The Australian-American musician aspired to the condition of a polymath, with strong interests in language, culture, ecology and technology. In an age of increasing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580460879
• ISBN13: 9781580460873
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"