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Draw a straight line and follow it : the music and mysticism of La Monte Young /

Although La Monte Young is one of the most important composers of the late twentieth century, he is also one of the most elusive. Though loosely structured upon the chronology of the composer's career, this book takes a multi-disciplinary approach that combines biography, musicology, ethnomusic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grimshaw, Jeremy Neal (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Young, La Monte > Criticism and interpretation.
Young, La Monte
Young, La Monte > 1935-
Young, LaMonte.
Minimal music > United States > History and criticism.
Musique répétitive > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Individual Composer & Musician.
Minimal music
United States
Teleologie
Electronic books.
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Although La Monte Young is one of the most important composers of the late twentieth century, he is also one of the most elusive. Though loosely structured upon the chronology of the composer's career, this book takes a multi-disciplinary approach that combines biography, musicology, ethnomusicology, and music analysis.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 242 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0199876525
9780199876525
9780199918713
0199918716