{"product_id":"vincent-persichetti-grazioso-grit-and-gold-9781538158241","title":"Vincent Persichetti: Grazioso, Grit, and Gold","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2019 ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for Outstanding Musical Biography \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScholars, 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\u003eThe appearance of this book—the first comprehensive biography of the composer—is an auspicious occasion. . . . [The book] reflects an extensive amount of research, providing a good deal of general background information within which to understand and appreciate the context from which Persichetti emerged; his family history, the musical life of Philadelphia, and the many musicians who played significant roles within his life. . . . Hopefully, Olmstead’s book will be a significant contribution to a growing interest in this composer, who is arguably one of the greatest America has produced. - Walter Simmons * Fanfare Magazine *\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\u003eOlmstead's book brings some order to Persichetti's joyful and frenetic life as a composer and artist. She is at here best when she supplies important context and biographical details. . . I also enjoy her no-holds-barred accounts of professional teacher-colleagues. . .I hope that this book will stimulate further interest in his work from performers and scholars---and that I get a chance to make my own contribution. * American Record Guide *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: 1915–1939\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Early Life and Musical Training \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: The Combs Conservatory \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Persichetti as a Student \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Arch Street Church and the Silent Year \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: The Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and Paul Nordoff \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Olga Samaroff \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: The Philadelphia Orchestra, Stokowski, Ormandy \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Curtis Institute and Reiner \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: The “Silent” Decade \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart II: 1938—1962\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Dorothy from Kansas \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Music in 1939 and 1940 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: 1941–1943 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Roy Harris Chapter 14: The Philadelphia Conservatory and a Trial \u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: William Schuman and Juilliard \u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: Choral Settings of E. E. Cummings \u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: The Piano Sonata Period \u003cbr\u003eChapter 18: Divertimento for Band \u003cbr\u003eChapter 19: Harmonium\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20: 1952–1953 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 21: The Schuman Book \u003cbr\u003eChapter 22: Hymns and Responses for the Church Year\u003cbr\u003eChapter 23: Symphony for Band \u003cbr\u003eChapter 24: The Year of the Song \u003cbr\u003eChapter 25: Seventh Symphony \u003cbr\u003eChapter 26: Mass \u003cbr\u003eChapter 27: Twentieth-Century Harmony \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart III: 1962–1987\u003cbr\u003eChapter 28: Peter Mennin and Lincoln Center \u003cbr\u003eChapter 29: Religious Music \u003cbr\u003eChapter 30: Masquerade \u003cbr\u003eChapter 31: The Choral(e) Years, 1966–1969 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 32: The Creation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 33: Ninth Symphony \u003cbr\u003eChapter 34: Parables\u003cbr\u003eChapter 35: A Lincoln Address\u003cbr\u003eChapter 36: More Parables\u003cbr\u003eChapter 37: The Sibyl\u003cbr\u003eChapter 38: English Horn Concerto \u003cbr\u003eChapter 39: Mirror Music \u003cbr\u003eChapter 40: The Harpsichord Period \u003cbr\u003eChapter 41: 1985–1987 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 42: Death and Posthumous Reputation \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex of Works \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041207419223,"sku":"9781538158241","price":36.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538158241.jpg?v=1750949357","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vincent-persichetti-grazioso-grit-and-gold-9781538158241","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}