William C. Banfield
Musical Landscapes in Color: Conversations with Black American Composers
Musical Landscapes in Color: Conversations with Black American Composers
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William C. Banfield's interviews with Black composers explore their lives, work, and challenges in the classical music industry. The book provides a candid self-portrait of the artists, drawing on sociology, Western art concepts, and vernacular musical forms to provide a frame for their achievements.
Format: Hardback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 03 July 2023
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
William C. Banļ¬eld's renowned compilation of interviews delves into the lives and work of forty-one Black composers. Each of the profiled artists presents a candid self-portrait that explores various aspects, including training and compositional techniques, as well as navigating within a longstanding exclusive canon. At the same time, Banļ¬eld draws upon sociology, Western concepts of art and taste, and vernacular musical forms such as blues and jazz to provide a framework for the artists' achievements and shed light on the ongoing progress and challenges they face in the industry.
Expanded illustrations and a new preface by the author further enrich the content, making this new edition an indispensable companion for anyone interested in Black composers or contemporary classical music.
The featured composers in this collection are:
Michael Abels
H. Leslie Adams
Lettie Beckon Alston
Thomas J. Anderson
Dwight Andrews
Regina Harris Baiocchi
David Baker
William C. Banļ¬eld
Ysaye Maria Barnwell
Billy Childs
Noel DaCosta
Anthony Davis
George Duke
Leslie Dunner
Donal Fox
Adolphus Hailstork
Jester Hairston
Herbie Hancock
Jonathan Holland
Anthony Kelley
Wendell Logan
Bobby McFerrin
Dorothy Rudd Moore
Jeffrey Mumford
Gary Powell Nash
Stephen Newby
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Michael Powell
Patrice Rushen
George Russell
Kevin Scott
Evelyn Simpson-Curenton
Hale Smith
Billy Taylor
Frederick C. Tillis
George Walker
James Kimo Williams
Julius Williams
Tony Williams
Olly Wilson
Michael Woods
Weight: 976g
Dimension: 183 x 262 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780252044823
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