The Queer Composition of America's Sound: Gay Modernists, American Music, and National Identity

by Nadine Hubbs

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In this vibrant and pioneering book, Nadine Hubbs shows how a gifted group of Manhattan-based gay composers were pivotal in creating a distinctive "American sound" and in the process served as architects of modern American identity. Focusing on a talented circle that included Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, Leonard Bernstein, Marc Blitzstein, Paul Bowles, David Diamond, and Ned Rorem, The Queer Composition of America's Sound homes in on the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520241851

ISBN13:9780520241855

Release Date:October 2004

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:293 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Arts & Literature Arts, Music & Photography Biographies Composers & Musicians Composition Education & Reference Gay & Lesbian History History & Criticism Music Nonfiction Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Theory, Composition & Performance

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