This groundbreaking book shows for the first time the profound and transformative influence of American literature, music, and mythology on European music. Although the impact of the European tradition on American composers is widely acknowledged, Jack Sullivan demonstrates that an even more powerful musical current has flowed from the New World to the Old. The spread of rock and roll around the world, the author contends, is only the latest chapter in a cross-cultural story that began in the nineteenth century with ...
Read More
This groundbreaking book shows for the first time the profound and transformative influence of American literature, music, and mythology on European music. Although the impact of the European tradition on American composers is widely acknowledged, Jack Sullivan demonstrates that an even more powerful musical current has flowed from the New World to the Old. The spread of rock and roll around the world, the author contends, is only the latest chapter in a cross-cultural story that began in the nineteenth century with Gottschalk in Paris and Dvor�k in New York. Sullivan brings popular and canonical culture into his wide-ranging discussion. He explores the effects on European music of American authors as diverse as Twain, DuBois, Melville, and Langston Hughes, examining in particular Dvor�k's fascination with Longfellow, the obsession of Debussy and Ravel with Poe, and the inspiration Whitman provided for Holst, Vaughan Williams, and dozens more. Sullivan uncovers the African American musical influence on Europe, beginning with spirituals and culminating in the impact of jazz on Stravinsky, Bart�k, Walton, and others. He analyzes the lure of Hollywood and Broadway for such composers as Weill, Korngold, and Britten and considers the power of the American landscape-from the remoteness of the prairie to the brutal energy of the American city. In European music, Sullivan finds, American culture and mythology continue to resonate.
Read Less
Add this copy of New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed to cart. $1.99, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed to cart. $1.99, like new condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed to cart. $1.99, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed to cart. $2.00, like new condition, Sold by JPH Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chapel Hill, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed to cart. $5.94, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed to cart. $7.00, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Book Bear rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from West Brookfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 262. 262 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. A little bit of rounding to cloth at head / heel of spine. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. First Edition / First Printing. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Add this copy of New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed to cart. $12.98, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed to cart. $22.88, like new condition, Sold by Arbor-Scout rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ann Arbor, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Yale University Press.