SKU: GI.G-317195
Composed by Michael
Colgrass. Music
Education. 222 pages. GIA
Publications #317195.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-317195).
ISBN
9781574631555. UPC:
884088434779.
In
this delightful
collection of anecdotes,
Michael Colgrass invites
the reader into his
private encounters with
Igor Stravinsky, Aaron
Copland, Leonard
Bernstein, Dizzy
Gillespie, and a host of
other key figures in
American music. Maverick
to the core, Colgrass
also writes about
romancing a Cold War spy
in Bucharest, composing a
ballet overnight for the
Joffrey Ballet, and
playing a gig for a
stripper that landed him
a job in West Side Story.
His anecdotes - often
humorous and profound -
describe a pivotal era in
American music that
shaped this Pulitzer
Prize-winning composer. A
must read for music
lovers. Click here for a
YouTube video on Michael
Colgrass: Adventures of
an American Composer.