Emma Lou Diemer--a composer who successfully combines a
classicist's interest in form with a fresh, contemporary, harmonic
vocabulary--has produced a diverse, sophisticated, and largely
unheralded opus, including 350 works composed for orchestra,
symphonic band, chamber ensemble, keyboard, chorus, voices, and
solo and electronic instruments. This complete guide to her
extensive work examines her influences and her unique musical
style, reveals her philosophy of composing, and offers the reader
access to detailed information about her work. Though her organ
psalm settings and hymn preludes are considered standard
repertoire, as are a number of her choral compositions, Diemer has
not received her due attention or acclaim-an oversight fully
corrected by this valuable addition to music scholarship.
Beginning with a brief biography that outlines Diemer's life and
art, this thoroughly cross-referenced book goes on to enumerate the
composer's many works and performances in a section divided by
style and instrument. A complete discography and bibliography round
out the volume, along with alphabetical, chronological, and
genre-specific indexes.
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