Three American Composers

By Borroff and Edith Borroff

Book Overview

Traces the power shift from the apprentice/conservatory system of training composers to the university system, which took place in the United States from 1925 1975. Describes how this change influenced the works of three renowned American composers: Irwin Fischer, Ross Lee Finney, and George Crumb.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819153729
• ISBN13: 9780819153722
• Release Date: May 1986
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"