The Music of Vivian Fine

by Heidi Von Gunden

A piano child prodigy, Vivian Fine (1913-2000) composed her first piece in 1926 at thirteen while studying harmony with Ruth Crawford. At age 16, her music was performed in Chicago, New York, and Germany. Unlike many prodigies, Fine's early brilliance persisted, and over the course of a 70-year career she became one of America's most highly regarded composers. Fine was a member of Aaron Copland's Young Composers Group and a participant at the first...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810836173
• ISBN13: 9780810836174
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"