The Muse that Sings
Composers Speak about the Creative Process
by Ann McCutchan
288 pages· 2003· ISBN 9780195168129
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How do today's serious concert composers write their music? This is a collection of recent interviews with 25 of America's important contemporary composers, all born between 1930 and 1960. Here, a wide range of representative artists--from Adams to Zorn, from Bolcom to Vierk--speak candidly about how they think in sound, shape musical ideas, and ultimately transfer sonic conceptions to the printed page.
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