Libby Larsen has composed award-winning music performed around the
world. Her works range from chamber pieces and song cycles to
operas to large-scale works for orchestra and chorus. At the same
time, she has advocated for living composers and new music since
cofounding the American Composers Forum in 1973. Denise Von
Glahn’s in-depth examination of Larsen merges traditional
biography with a daring scholarly foray: an ethnography of one
active artist. Drawing on musical analysis, the composer’s
personal archive, and seven years of interviews with Larsen and
those in her orbit, Von Glahn illuminates the polyphony of
achievements that make up Larsen’s public and private lives. In
considering Larsen’s musical impact, Von Glahn delves into how
elements of the personal—a 1950s childhood, spiritual seeking,
love of nature, and status as an “important woman
artist”—inform her work. The result is a portrait of a musical
pathfinder who continues to defy expectations and reject labels.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Illinois Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Music in American Life |
| Release date: |
August 2017 |
| Authors: |
Denise von Glahn
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
368 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-252-08269-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-252-08269-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780252082696 |
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