| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 319 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Overture : such sweet thunder -- pt. 2. Entr'acte : "Sepia Panorama." |
| Summary |
Breaking down walls between genres that are usually discussed separately--classical, jazz, and popular--this highly engaging book offers a compelling new integrated view of twentieth-century music. Placing Duke Ellington (1899-1974) at the center of the story, David Schiff explores music written during the composer's lifetime in terms of broad ideas such as rhythm, melody, and harmony. He shows how composers and performers across genres shared the common pursuit of representing the rapidly changing conditions of modern life. The Ellington Century demonstrates how Duke Ellington's music is as vit. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 -- Criticism and interpretation. |
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Jazz -- History and criticism.
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Jazz. |
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Jazz -- Analysis, appreciation.
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Jazz -- Analysis, appreciation. |
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Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schiff, David. Ellington century. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012 (DLC) 2011034123 |
| ISBN |
9780520952324 (electronic book) |
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0520952324 (electronic book) |
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9780520245877 (cloth alkaline paper) |
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0520245873 |
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