1st Edition

Whole World of Music A Henry Cowell Symposium

Edited By David Nicholls Copyright 1997
260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

It is impossible to contain Henry Cowell within the boundaries of the consistencies of forms, styles, ensembles, and genres of Western art music. John Cage once described Cowell as the open sesame for new music in America. Of the thousand or so works catalogued by William Lichtenwanger, the majority are formally innovative single movement vocal or instrumental pieces, although there are 20... Read more
Chapter 1 Henry Cowell, David Nicholls; Part 1 Music; Chapter 2 “Worlds of Ideas”, Steven Johnson; Chapter 3 The Hymns and Fuguing Tunes, Wayne D. Shirley; Part 2 Two Personal Views; Chapter 4 Henry Cowell, Composer of Music, William Lichtenwanger; Chapter 5 Learning from Henry, Lou Harrison; Part 3 Words; Chapter 6 Subversive Prophet, Kyle Gann;

Biography

Nicholls, David

"I have never deliberately concerned myself with developing a distinctive "personal" style, but only with the excitement and pleasure of writing music as beautifully, as warmly, and as interestingly as I can." -- Henry Cowell