Henry Cowell, Bohemian

by Michael Hicks

In this first full-length study of Henry Cowell, Michael Hicks shows how the maverick composer, writer, teacher, and performer built his career on the intellectual and aesthetic foundations of his parents, community, and teachers---and exemplified the essence of bohemian California.

Author of the highly influential New Musical Resources and a teacher of John Cage, Lou Harrison, and Burt Bacharach, Cowell is regarded as an innovator,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252027515
• ISBN13: 9780252027512
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"