{"product_id":"samuel-barber-9780252044908","title":"Samuel Barber","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pivotal twentieth-century composer, Samuel Barber earned a long list of honors and accolades that included two Pulitzer Prizes for Music and the public support of conductors like Arturo Toscanini, Serge Koussevitzky, and Leonard Bernstein. Barber’s works have since become standard concert repertoire and continue to flourish across high art and popular culture. \u003cp\u003e Acclaimed biographer Howard Pollack (\u003ci\u003eAaron Copland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorge Gershwin\u003c\/i\u003e) offers a multifaceted account of Barber’s life and music while placing the artist in his social and cultural milieu. Born into a musical family, Barber pursued his artistic ambitions from childhood. Pollack follows Barber’s path from his precocious youth through a career where, from the start, the composer consistently received prizes, fellowships, and other recognition. Stylistic analyses of works like the \u003ci\u003eAdagio for Strings\u003c\/i\u003e, the Violin Concerto, \u003ci\u003eKnoxville: Summer of 1915\u003c\/i\u003e for voice and orchestra, the Piano Con\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Howard Pollack's 'Samuel Barber: His Life and Legacy,' which continues his remarkable series of books on American composers and lyricists, may be the finest biography of an American classical musician since Anthony Tommasini's 'Virgil Thomson: Composer on the Aisle.'. . . Pollack is a master of writing about artistic creation without forbidding jargon, his explanations of Barber's music are just as arresting as the biographical passages.\" --\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Will surely be the authoritative work on talented composer Barber for decades to come. This monumental book is both the account of a fascinating life and a detailed assessment of the composer's works.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\"Barber's music continues to be treasured for its melding of flawless craftsmanship and deep feeling. Barber himself was more complicated, as this fine biography reveals.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eSamuel Barber: His Life and Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e] offers a more rounded picture of Barber the man, and doesn't shy away from shining the spotlight on his less admirable traits. . . . Pollack is [also] exceptionally conscientious in tracing the lives of Barber's musical works as well, discussing not only premieres, performances, recordings, and critical reactions but also the many ballets and dances that choreographers created to his work.\" --\u003ci\u003eGramophone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Richly detailed, beautifully written, and as humane as it is observant, Howard Pollack’s biography paints a convincing portrait not only of Samuel Barber himself, but of the unique milieu that shaped his music and character. Sam began as my mentor and later became my colleague and friend; I recognize him throughout this remarkable book.”--John Corigliano, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer\u003cbr\u003e“This critical biography will no doubt become a foundational text. Pollack humanizes Barber by providing new insights, information, and perspectives about him that include religious, political, social, and cultural issues, and details about his interactions with an array of artists, friends, and institutions. The author’s flowing style provides a meaty narrative for general readers while his use and interpretation of an exhaustive trove of sources will serve scholars for years to come.”--Sally Bick, author of \u003ci\u003eUnsettled Scores: Politics, Hollywood, and the Film Music of Aaron Copland and Hanns Eisler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Samuel Barber and His Family \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Musical Education \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Personal Matters: Early Years \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Other Formative Experiences \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Early Works Through 1932 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e More Adventures at Home and Abroad, 1933-1939 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic for a Scene from Shelley and One Day of Spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Songs and Choruses, 1934-1940 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The First Symphony and the String Quartet \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdagio for Strings and the First Essay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Violin Concerto and Second Essay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e In the Army \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Second Symphony and Excursions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapricorn Concerto and the Cello Concerto \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Barber and His Contemporaries \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnoxville: Summer of 1915 and “Nuvoletta” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Piano Sonata and Mélodies passagères\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Personal Matters: Later Years \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Composer’s Life \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouvenirs and Hermit Songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrayers of Kierkegaard, Adventure, and Summer Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVanessa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e From the Nocturne to Die Natali\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Piano Concerto and Andromache’s Farewell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Creation of Antony and Cleopatra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntony and Cleopatra in Performance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e From Chorale for Ascension Day to The Lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e From Fadograph of a Yestern Scene to the Canzonetta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e Epilogue and Conclusion \u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400456610135,"sku":"9780252044908","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252044908.jpg?v=1730470727","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/samuel-barber-9780252044908","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}