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Music with Words: A Composer's View
Virgil Thomson
Music with Words: A Composer's View
Virgil Thomson
In this practical, stylish, and authoritative book, one of America's most influential musical figures reveals how he learned to compose music for English poetry and prose. Illustrated with numerous examples from his own works, Virgil Thomson's discourses on the union of poetry and music will delight and instruct anyone who composes, performs, or simply listens to vocal music.
112 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | June 10, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9780300209815 |
Publishers | Yale University Press |
Pages | 112 |
Dimensions | 178 × 254 × 250 mm · 340 g |
Language | English |
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