Skyscraper lullaby
Subtitle: the life and music of John Alden Carpenter
By: Howard Pollack.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 511
Subjects: Carpenter, John Alden, 1876-1951; Composers -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: The first biography of Carpenter, Skyscraper Lullaby balances the composer's complex personal and musical likes. Howard Pollack considers all of Carpenter's works, tracing the evolution of his technique and style. Carpenter studied composition with John Knowles Paine at Harvard and Edward Elgar in Rome, but his greatest influence was the Chicago theorist Bernhard Ziehn, one of the most progressive figures in early twentieth-century music.

Carpenter became known for incorporating the contributions of various literal artists in his works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-496) and index.