The Nantucket Diary of Ned Rorem, 1973-1985

by Ned Rorem

Book Overview

Rorem, quite elderly now, has already gone down in history as top of the line American Art Song Composer. This diary is witty, full of wisdom, as well as sharp criticisms of everything from social to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865472599
• ISBN13: 9780865472594
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: North Point Pr
• Length: 634 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

He undertook to overtake the undertaker taking over

Ned's diaries contain a running joke about his hatred of Elliott Carter's music. Until it gets to the point where Ned finally says: "I can't prove it, but I don't think that even Elliott Carter likes Elliott Carter's music." I almost croaked when I read that. It's right up there with the time when Evelyn Waugh said to Igor Stravinsky: "All music is painful to me."