Alcides Lanza : portrait of a composer / Pamela Jones.
| Author/creator | Jones, Pamela |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xiv, 266 pages : illustrations, music, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | No ouvido do tempo / in the ear of time -- Buenos Aires: the music -- New York -- Ianza's notation -- Meg Sheppard and trilogy -- Early years in Montreal, 1971-1982 -- In memoriam -- McGill: bouquets and brickbats -- The soles of the feet. |
| Abstract | "Canadian-Argentinian pianist and composer Alcides Lanza is internationally renowned for his avant-garde approach to percussion, electroacoustics, and music theatre in works such as cidesis II, sensors III, un mundo imaginario, and voo. In the first full-length biography of one of Canada's most gifted and influential composers, Pamela Jones draws on extensive interviews with performers, students, friends, and family members. She analyses Lanza's key compositions and discusses his musical development through a vivid portrayal of the social, cultural, and political milieus in which he worked - from the difficulties of composing under a repressive Argentinan government in the late 1950s to the "anything goes" atmosphere of New York in the 1960s, the post-war cultural revival in Berlin, and the multicultural diversity of Montreal." "Alcides Lanza is an important and insightful commentary on contemporary music in the second half of the twentieth century."--Jacket. |
| General note | "Chronological list of compositions by Alcides Lanza": pages 221-234. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-260) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780773532649 |
| ISBN | 0773532641 (corrected) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.L297 J66 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |