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The Ellington century / David Schiff.
| Author/creator | Schiff, David |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012. |
| Description | xiv, 319 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "Blue light": color -- "Cotton tail": rhythm -- "Prelude to a kiss": melody -- "Satin doll": harmony -- "Warm valley": love -- Black, brown, and beige: history -- "Heaven": God. |
| Abstract | Breaking down walls between musical genres that are usually discussed separately--classical, jazz, and popular--this book offers a compelling new, integrated view of twentieth-century music. Placing Duke Ellington (1899-1974) at the center of the story, this book explores music written during the composer's lifetime in terms of such broad ideas as rhythm, melody, and harmony. The author shows how composers and performers across genres shared the common pursuit of representing the rapidly changing conditions of modern life. This book demonstrates how Duke Ellington's music is as vital to musical modernism as anything by Stravinsky and more influential than anything by Schoenberg, and how it has had a lasting impact on jazz and pop that reaches from Gershwin to contemporary R & B. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011034123 |
| ISBN | 9780520245877 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0520245873 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40020581509 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3506 .S287 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |