Dvorak to Duke Ellington: A Conductor Explores America's Music and Its African American Roots

Dvorak to Duke Ellington: A Conductor Explores America's Music and Its African American Roots
ISBN-10
0195098226
ISBN-13
9780195098228
Category
Music
Pages
254
Language
English
Published
2004-03-25
Publisher
Oxford University Press on Demand
Author
Maurice Peress

Description

Prominent symphony conductor Maurice Peress describes his career conducting the premiers of such works as Leonard Bernstein's 'Mass' & Duke Ellington's 'Queenie Pie'. He traces the great impact of African American music on American music, beginning with the work of Antonin Dvořák.

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