Louis Applebaum: A Passion for Culture

by Walter Pitman

Book Overview

Canadian composer Louis Applebaum devoted his life to the cultural awakening of his native land, and this "magnificent obsession" drove him to become a founder of the Canadian League of Composers and the Canadian Music Centre. He was an instrumental figure in the early development of the National Film Board, the Stratford Festival, and the National Art Centre in Ottawa. For nearly half a century he composed music for the Stratford Festival, television,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550023985
• ISBN13: 9781550023985
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.8" x 8.8"