| The Boulez-Cage Correspondence Contributor(s): Nattiez, Jean-Jacques (Editor), Samuels, Robert (Editor), Samuels, Robert (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0521485584 ISBN-13: 9780521485586 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $24.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1995 Annotation: Between May 1949 and August 1954 the composers Pierre Boulez and John Cage exchanged a series of remarkable letters which reflect on their own music and the music and culture of the time. To this correspondence a further letter from 1962 has been added together with various other documents, including an unpublished lecture given by Boulez on Cage's music for prepared piano. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Music | Individual Composer & Musician |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 92036867 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.06" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Between May 1949 and August 1954 the composers Pierre Boulez and John Cage exchanged a series of remarkable letters which reflect on their own music and the culture of the time. This correspondence, together with other relevant documents, has been edited by Jean-Jacques Nattiez and appears here for the first time completely in English. Professor Nattiez has written a full introduction to this collection of documents and the meticulous annotation of every letter makes this a volume of extraordinary value. |