Walter van de Leur (currently worki An independent jazz researcher

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Something to Live for

The Music of Billy Strayhorn

Beschreibung

'Something to Live For' investigates and analyses the entire oeuvre of Billy Strayhorn, who, for over 30 years, was the musical collaborator of Duke Ellington. Nearly 70 music examples, drawn directly from his original autograph scores, provide insight into the development of Strayhorn's own musical language and style.

Autor

Walter van de Leur is the artistic co-leader of the Dutch Jazz Orchestra, in Hilversum, The Netherlands; a coordinator at the Dutch Jazz Archive in Amsterdam; he is also the founder editor of Billy Strayhorn Manuscript Editions (BSME) in Pittsburgh.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 702g
• ISBN-13: 9780195124484
• ISBN-10: 0195124480
• Artikelnr.: 22695124