A biography of the legendary composer discusses Gershwin's sexual and romantic life, his illegitimate son, the truth behind his death, his early efforts as a composer, his talent, and his popularity

Product Description: The symphonic orchestra is intriguingly considered in essays by 23 leading music authors and thinkers. Topics include historical beginnings, the role of the conductor, the orchestral audience, the nature of the repertoire, and how recordings have affected the modern orchestra...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Beginning with Stravinsky and "The Rite of Spring," this book traces the course of classical music from the early twentieth century to the present day and beyond, as it moves into the twenty-first century. This elucidating text covers the major figures in music of the past hundred years, from Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Varese, and Webern to Boulez, Cage, Henze, and Stockhausen...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Published in nine countries and widely praised for its candid approach, the acclaimed biography of revered and controversial conductor/composer Leonard Bernstein is now revised to include a new chapter focusing on the artist's death and subsequent tributes. 36 illustrations.

Product Description: Published in nine countries and widely praised for its candid approach, the acclaimed biography of revered and controversial conductor/composer Leonard Bernstein is now revised to include a new chapter focusing on the artist's death and subsequent tributes. 36 illustrations.

Product Description: Book by Peyser, Joan

Attempts to illuminate the course and nature of twentieth-century music through an examination of the major composers Schoenberg, Stravinsky, and Varese

Recounts the life of the eminent, often controversial composer-conductor from his early years, through his postwar years as an avante-garde composer and theorist, to his conducting engagement with the New York Philharmonic