George Rochberg, American Composer: Personal Trauma and Artistic Creativity

by Amy Lynn Wlodarski

George Rochberg, American Composer is the first comprehensive study devoted to tracing and putting into a rich cultural context the career of George Rochberg, widely acknowledged as one of the most prominent musical postmodernists. Drawing from unpublished materials including diaries, letters, sketches, and personal papers, the book traces the impact of two specific personal traumas--Rochberg's service as an infantryman in World War II and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580469477
• ISBN13: 9781580469470
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"