Dudley Buck

by N. Lee Orr

An influential composer, conductor, and music teacher, Dudley Buck (1839-1909) helped establish the organ in American musical life. N. Lee Orr's study of Buck's life and career details his stint as teacher to Charles Ives, organ recital tours around the Midwest, and work composing music for church organs. Buck's Grand Sonata in E Flat became a great hit wherever he played it, and his Variations and Fugue on the "Star-Spangled Banner"...

• Format: Product Bundle
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252032799
• ISBN13: 9780252032790
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.5"