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Book SynopsisSelected writings from journals, lectures, concert reviews, personal letters, and articles by the American art song composer John Duke are collected here, revealing the composer's clear insight about the music of his time. Complete updated song catalogs listing poets, publishers, and suggested voice types round out the volume.
Trade ReviewThis volume is the first to present unpublished material by the composer, including excerpts from journals, drafts, sketches, and letters....there are riches to be found in this collection. -- . * Mla Notes, June 2008 *
The Selected Writings of John Duke is an exceptional scholarly work. The research is exemplary, and the editors provide objective and unobtrusive guidance to the documents....The book is highly recommended. -- . * Journal of Singing, April 2008 Vol. 64, No. 4 *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgments Part 4 Part 1 John Duke Chapter 5 1 Life and Times Chapter 6 2 The Songwriter Part 7 Part 2 Diaries and Notebooks Chapter 8 3 Diary 1917-1918 Chapter 9 4 Scrapbook 1920-1926 Chapter 10 5 Journal 1930 Part 11 Part 3 Essays Chapter 12 6 Art and God: Two Incomplete Manuscripts Part 13 Part 4 Newspaper Writings Chapter 14 7 "Music": A Weekly Column by John Duke Chapter 15 8 Concert Reviews by John Duke Part 16 Part 5 "The Arts Today" Chapter 17 9 "The Arts and the Intellect" Chapter 18 10 "Contemporary Music and Democarcy" Chapter 19 11 "Professionalism in the Arts Today" or "Art as Big Business" Chapter 20 12 "Is Music Abstract?" Chapter 21 13 "The Problem of the Universal in Contemporary Art" Part 22 Part 6 The Art Song Chapter 23 14 Presentations Chapter 24 15 Publications Part 25 Part 7 Later Life Chapter 26 16 Yale Oral History Interview Chapter 27 17 Letters 1961-1984 Part 28 Appendixes Chapter 29 A Bibliographical Timeline Chapter 30 B Catalog of Works Chapter 31 C Chronological Song Catalog Chapter 32 D Alphabetical Song Catalog Part 33 Selected Bibliography Part 34 Index Part 35 About the Editors
