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245 10 a| Something to live for :b| the music of Billy Strayhorn /c| Walter van de Leur.;

260 a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2002.;

300 a| xxiii, 328 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-314), discography (pages 194-254), and index.;

505 00 t| Fantastic Rhythm: the Pittsburgh years --t| The renaissance of arranging: first works for and with Duke Ellington --t| The Strayhorn effect: a new way of writing for jazz orchestra --g| Thinking with the ear: Strayhorn's musical fingerprints --t| Writing and arranging companion: credited and uncredited collaborations --t| "He is he and I am me": the Ellington-Strayhorn collaboration --g| Wounded love: away from the Ellington organization -- Masterpieces by Strayhorn: writing for albums --g| The whodunit game: the mature style of Billy Strayhorn --g| North by southwest: the final years.;

520 a| Duke Ellington was one of jazz's greatest figures, a composer and bandleader of unparalleled importance and influence. But little attention has been given to his chief musical collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, who created hundreds of compositions and arrangements for his musical partner, and without whom the sound of Ellington's orchestra would be very different. Now, in this new book, Strayhorn steps out from Ellington's shadow and into the spotlight. The author argues that far from being merely a follower of Ellington or his alter ego, Strayhorn brought a radically new and visionary way of writing to the Ellington orchestra. Making extensive use, for the first time, of over 3,000 autograph scores, Van de Leur separates Strayhorn from Ellington, establishes who wrote what, and clearly distinguishes between their distinctive musical styles. "Both Strayhorn's and Ellington's oeuvres," the author writes, "though historically intertwined, nevertheless form coherent, separate musical entities, especially in terms of harmonic, melodic, and structural design." Indeed, this book allows us to see the characteristic features of Strayhorn's compositions and arrangements, his "musical fingerprints," and to analyze and evaluate his music on its own terms. The book also makes clear that Strayhorn's contribution to the band was much larger, and more original, than has been previously acknowledged. Based on a decade of research and offering detailed analyses of over 70 musical examples, this book casts new light--and will surely arouse intense debate--on two of the most important composers in the history of jazz.;

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Something to live for : the music of Billy Strayhorn / Walter van de Leur.

Author/creator	Leur, Walter van de.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Description	xxiii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Strayhorn, Billy--Criticism and interpretation. Jazz musicians--United States. Composers--United States. --Biography. African American gay men--Biography.

Contents	Fantastic Rhythm: the Pittsburgh years -- The renaissance of arranging: first works for and with Duke Ellington -- The Strayhorn effect: a new way of writing for jazz orchestra -- Thinking with the ear: Strayhorn's musical fingerprints -- Writing and arranging companion: credited and uncredited collaborations -- "He is he and I am me": the Ellington-Strayhorn collaboration -- Wounded love: away from the Ellington organization -- Masterpieces by Strayhorn: writing for albums -- The whodunit game: the mature style of Billy Strayhorn -- North by southwest: the final years.
Abstract	Duke Ellington was one of jazz's greatest figures, a composer and bandleader of unparalleled importance and influence. But little attention has been given to his chief musical collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, who created hundreds of compositions and arrangements for his musical partner, and without whom the sound of Ellington's orchestra would be very different. Now, in this new book, Strayhorn steps out from Ellington's shadow and into the spotlight. The author argues that far from being merely a follower of Ellington or his alter ego, Strayhorn brought a radically new and visionary way of writing to the Ellington orchestra. Making extensive use, for the first time, of over 3,000 autograph scores, Van de Leur separates Strayhorn from Ellington, establishes who wrote what, and clearly distinguishes between their distinctive musical styles. "Both Strayhorn's and Ellington's oeuvres," the author writes, "though historically intertwined, nevertheless form coherent, separate musical entities, especially in terms of harmonic, melodic, and structural design." Indeed, this book allows us to see the characteristic features of Strayhorn's compositions and arrangements, his "musical fingerprints," and to analyze and evaluate his music on its own terms. The book also makes clear that Strayhorn's contribution to the band was much larger, and more original, than has been previously acknowledged. Based on a decade of research and offering detailed analyses of over 70 musical examples, this book casts new light--and will surely arouse intense debate--on two of the most important composers in the history of jazz.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-314), discography (pages 194-254), and index.
LCCN	2001037040
ISBN	0195124480 (cloth)

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