{"product_id":"vincent-persichetti-grazioso-grit-and-gold-9781538118085","title":"Vincent Persichetti: Grazioso, Grit, and Gold","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVincent Persichetti: Grazioso, Grit, and Gold is the first critical biography of this esteemed American composer, bringing together thorough scholarship by Andrea Olmstead and contributions by prominent performers. Olmstead weaves a captivating narrative of the composer from his early life and musical training, starting with his early career in Philadelphia during the 1920s and ’30s and through his teaching at Juilliard and death in 1987. The book sheds light on Persichetti’s personal and professional life, the multiple forces that shaped his musical development, and his far-reaching influence on the modern American composition scene.  In addition to Olmstead’s biographical and analytical treatment of the composer, notable performers bring fresh insights to individual pieces. Among the contributors are  C. Matthew Balensuela (solo wind Parables), Geoffrey Burleson (Concerto for Piano, Four Hands, and Piano Quintet), Mirian Conti (Poems and Frog Dance for piano), Andrew Mast (Divertimento for wind ensemble), and Larry Thomas Bell (Harmonium song cycle, Piano Concerto, and Ninth Symphony).   Scholars, performers, and all lovers of Persichetti’s music will find Olmstead’s book compelling  as it enshrines Persichetti’s legacy as a composer, teacher, and pianist. Those seeking to perform, teach, or simply enjoy Persichetti’s music will find this an invaluable resource.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlmstead has been a crucial chronicler of late twentieth century American concert music. In a new biography of Vincent Persichetti, she provides not only an account of the life and times of one of the most important composer-teachers of that time, but above all a stimulus to reconsider and reevaluate his work. Especially welcome is Olmstead’s recreation of his vivid personality, the naturalness of his gifts, and his varied and colorful friendships with his colleagues. -- John H. Harbison, composer, professor of music, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive biography of Vincent Persichetti, by one of his longtime colleagues at The Juilliard School, admirably serves both the composer’s memory and his music. Olmstead’s book includes a thorough examination of 167 opus-numbered works by a distinguished composer whose music is now gaining a fairer measure of reevaluation. No one who seeks a clear picture of the history of twentieth-century American concert music, sacred no less than secular, should fail to discover this book -- Mark DeVoto, professor of music, emeritus, Tufts University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents  List of Illustrations  Acknowledgements  Introduction   Part I: 1915–1939 Chapter 1: Early Life and Musical Training  Chapter 2: The Combs Conservatory  Chapter 3: Persichetti as a Student  Chapter 4: Arch Street Church and the Silent Year  Chapter 5: The Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and Paul Nordoff  Chapter 6: Olga Samaroff  Chapter 7: The Philadelphia Orchestra, Stokowski, Ormandy  Chapter 8: Curtis Institute and Reiner  Chapter 9: The \"Silent\" Decade    Part II: 1938—1962 Chapter 10: Dorothy from Kansas  Chapter 11: Music in 1939 and 1940  Chapter 12: 1941–1943  Chapter 13: Roy Harris Chapter 14: The Philadelphia Conservatory and a Trial  Chapter 15: William Schuman and Juilliard  Chapter 16: Choral Settings of E. E. Cummings  Chapter 17: The Piano Sonata Period  Chapter 18: Divertimento for Band  Chapter 19: Harmonium  Chapter 20: 1952–1953  Chapter 21: The Schuman Book  Chapter 22: Hymns and Responses for the Church Year  Chapter 23: Symphony for Band  Chapter 24: The Year of the Song  Chapter 25: Seventh Symphony  Chapter 26: Mass  Chapter 27: Twentieth-Century Harmony     Part III: 1962–1987 Chapter 28: Peter Mennin and Lincoln Center  Chapter 29: Religious Music  Chapter 30: Masquerade  Chapter 31: The Choral(e) Years, 1966–1969  Chapter 32: The Creation  Chapter 33: Ninth Symphony  Chapter 34: Parables  Chapter 35: A Lincoln Address  Chapter 36: More Parables  Chapter 37: The Sibyl  Chapter 38: English Horn Concerto  Chapter 39: Mirror Music  Chapter 40: The Harpsichord Period  Chapter 41: 1985–1987  Chapter 42: Death and Posthumous Reputation    Notes Bibliography  Index of Works  Index About the Author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041132937559,"sku":"9781538118085","price":84.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538118085.jpg?v=1750949064","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vincent-persichetti-grazioso-grit-and-gold-9781538118085","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}