Book of Donmon Teith

"Few people had a greate impact on the performing arts in American than William Schuman (1910-1992). He made up for his late start in a musical career by becomi

William Howard Schuman, a celebrated figure in 20th-century music, was a composer and a copious writer on music and music education. Early on, as a composer, he

William Schuman, Vincent Persichetti, and Peter Mennin were three of the most significant American composers of the 20th century, yet their music has largely di

"Here is the remarkable story of a New Yorker who heard his first orchestral concert at the age of 20, ten years later received the first award given by the New

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