Mavericks and Other Traditions in American Music
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: May 10, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780300100457
Subjects: Music; Music/Songbooks; USA; History & Criticism - General; Reference; Music / History & Criticism; Genres & Styles - Musicals; Composers; History and criticism; United States
Description: From colonial times, American composers have lived on the fringes of society and defined themselves in large part as outsiders. Michael Broyles considers the tradition of maverick composers and explores what these mavericks reveal about American attitudes toward the arts and about American society itself.