First published in 1998, this volume is the first book to focus on
the American symphony. Neil Butterworth surveys the development of
the symphony in the United States from early European influences in
the last century to the present day, and asks why American
composers have shown such allegiance to a musical form which their
European contemporaries appear to have discarded. An overview of
the growth of musical societies in America during the eighteenth
century and the establishment of the first professional orchestras
during the early part of the nineteenth century is followed by
chronological analyses of the works of those composers who have
played important parts in the progress of symphony in the United
States, from Charles Ives, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, to
contemporary figures such as William Bolcom and John Harbison.
Complete with a comprehensive catalogue of symphonies and an
extensive discography, this book is an indispensable reference
work.
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