{"product_id":"lou-harrison-9780253025616","title":"Lou Harrison","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA superb new biography\u003c\/p\u003e -- Alex Ross * The New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new biography, Bill Alves and Brett Campbell share a thorough overview of Harrison's life in the form of a dense, chronological narrative, rich in details meticulously cited, and interwoven with insightful details about his music.\u003c\/p\u003e -- John MacInnis * Notes, the journal of the Music Library Association *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn illuminating and engrossing new biography\u003c\/p\u003e * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new biography, Bill Alves and Brett Campbell share a thorough overview of Harrison's life in the form of a dense, chronological narrative, interwoven with insightful details about his music.\u003c\/p\u003e * Notes *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders who are willing to take a deep dive will be well rewarded. Harrison's life story was an inspiring one, as Alves and Campbell demonstrate. . . . Through the authors' research, we see the complex network of connections between composers—the camaraderie, and the occasional infighting and drama.\u003c\/p\u003e * 4Columns *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprehensive and engrossing\u003c\/p\u003e * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis scrupulously researched, lovingly written biography provides a comprehensive overview of the man, his life and times, and the music he made.\u003c\/p\u003e * Songlines *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword: Hail, Lou! \/ Mark Morris\u003cbr\u003ePreface: Lou's World\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Oregon Trails\u003cbr\u003e1. The Silver Court (1917-1934)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: The Vast Acreage\u003cbr\u003e2. A Wonderful Whirligig (1935-1936)\u003cbr\u003e3. The Ultramodernist (1935-1936)\u003cbr\u003e4. The Grand Manner (1936-1937)\u003cbr\u003e5. Changing World (1937-1938)\u003cbr\u003e6. Double Music (1938-1939)\u003cbr\u003e7. Drums Along the Pacific (1939-1941)\u003cbr\u003e8. Into the Labyrinth (1941-1942)\u003cbr\u003e9. Western Dance (1942-1943)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: A Hell of a Town\u003cbr\u003e10. The Lonesome Isle (1943-1945)\u003cbr\u003e11. New York Waltzes (1945-1946)\u003cbr\u003e12. Praises for the Archangel (1946)\u003cbr\u003e13. Day of Ascension (1946-1947)\u003cbr\u003e14. Tears of the Angel (1947-1948)\u003cbr\u003e15. The Perilous Chapel (1948-1949)\u003cbr\u003e16. Pastorales (1949-1950)\u003cbr\u003e17. The White Goddess (1951)\u003cbr\u003e18. A Great Playground (1951-1952)\u003cbr\u003e19. Lake Eden (1952-1953)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV: Full Circle\u003cbr\u003e20. A Paradise Garden of Delights (1953-1955)\u003cbr\u003e21. Free Style (1955-1957)\u003cbr\u003e22. Wild Rights (1957-1961)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart V: Pacifica\u003cbr\u003e23. The Human Music (1961)\u003cbr\u003e24. Pacific Rounds (1962-1963)\u003cbr\u003e25. The Family of the Court (1963-1966)\u003cbr\u003e26. Stars Upon his Face (1967-1969)\u003cbr\u003e27. Young Caesar and Old Granddad (1969-1974)\u003cbr\u003e28. Elegies (1973-1975)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart VI: The Great Melody\u003cbr\u003e29. Golden Rain (1975-1977)\u003cbr\u003e30. Playing Together (1977-1979)\u003cbr\u003e31. Showers of Beauty (1978-1982)\u003cbr\u003e32. Paradisal Music (1982-1984)\u003cbr\u003e33. Stampede (1983-1987)\u003cbr\u003e34. New Moon (1986-1990)\u003cbr\u003e35. Book Music (1991-1995)\u003cbr\u003e36. An Eden of Music and Mountains (1995-1997)\u003cbr\u003e37. Asian Artistry (1997-2002)\u003cbr\u003e38. White Ashes (2003)\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Glossary of Musical Terms\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: List of Harrison's Compositions\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400565170519,"sku":"9780253025616","price":84.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253025616.jpg?v=1730470995","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lou-harrison-9780253025616","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}