To study this composer is to study the tastes and trends of the
American people from 1912 through World War II. This
bio-bibliography presents Carpenter's life and works, as well as
the contemporary views, reviews, and criticisms that reveal
historical attitudes and prejudices of American life in those
troubled times. Looking back several decades, it is possible to
discover what was enduring, what was transitory, and what elements
would become important to our present state of musical composition.
This volume includes a biography, a list of works and performances,
a discography, and an annotated bibliography and will be of
interest to students of music, dancers and choreographers, history
buffs, and music lovers alike. Throughout, one will find many gems
from reviews.
Although Carpenter was an American with a Harvard education who
quoted American popular tunes, he was also an eclectic. He wrote
many works in a French impressionistic style, some with Germanic
forms, and sometimes borrowing Spanish, Russian, and Oriental
melodies, rhythms, and instruments. He was inspired by programmatic
ideas and even wrote the program notes for his Adventures in a
Perambulator suite. Humor and fantasy can be found in this suite,
which depicts a baby's stroll through the park with its nurse, and
in Krazy Kat, his jazz pantomime based on George Herriman's cartoon
strip. Jazz first appeared at the Metropolitan Opera House in the
1926 production of Skyscrapers, Carpenter's ballet of work and
play. Carpenter was born in Park Ridge, Illinois, 28 February 1876
and died 26 April 1951 in Chicago. New recordings of his music have
recently been issued in LP and CD formats.
General
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Bio-Bibliographies in Music |
| Release date: |
May 1994 |
| First published: |
May 1994 |
| Authors: |
Joan O'Connor
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| Edition: |
Annotated edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-26430-6 |
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| LSN: |
0-313-26430-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780313264306 |
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