Howard Hanson: A Bio-Bibliography

by James E. Perone

Howard Hanson details the career and works of a composer called by several critics the most important figure in American music in the second quarter of the 20th century. Hanson's compositions elicited the broadest possible range of critical reaction. While early works from the 1920s were viewed as dissonant, avant-garde experimentations, within a decade his compositions in a similar style were viewed as solid, conservative works. Within this range,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313286442
• ISBN13: 9780313286445
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"