Vincent Persichetti: A Bio-Bibliography

by Janet L. Patterson and Donald L. Patterson

This is the first book to focus exclusively on Vincent Persichetti, whose widespread influence as composer, conductor, and educator has had a significant impact on twentieth-century American music. A gifted pianist, Persichetti often performed the works of others as well as his own, and many of his compositions have become classics of the twentieth-century repertoire. Because of his long teaching career and guest appearances at universities throughout...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031325334X
• ISBN13: 9780313253348
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"