| Harvard Composers: Walter Piston and His Students, from Elliot Carter to Frederic Rzewski Contributor(s): Pollack, Howard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810824930 ISBN-13: 9780810824935 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $150.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1992 Annotation: Walter Piston (1894-1976) taught for over thirty years (1926-1960) at Harvard, where he taught such well-known composers as Harold Shapiro and Leonard Bernstein. The biographies, major accomplishments, stylistic developments, and technical resources of 33 of his students are described. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Biography & Autobiography | Educators |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 91046438 |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 5.46" W x 8.66" (1.57 lbs) 508 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the finest American composers of the 20th century, Walter Piston (1894-1976) taught for over thirty years (1926-1960) at Harvard, where he guided the education of such diverse, well-known composers as Elliott Carter, Leroy Anderson, Arthur Berger, Gail Kubik, Irving Fine, Harold Shapiro, Leonard Bernstein, Daniel Pinkham, Gordon Binkerd, Robert Moevs, Samuel Adler, Karl Kohn, John Harbison, and Frederic Rzewski. This book profiles the biographies, major accomplishments, stylistic development, and technical resources of 33 of these students, including four women. Special emphasis is placed on their relation to Piston and to each other. |