|
" Hallelujah junction : "
John Adams.
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
959186
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b713556
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Adams, John,1947-
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
Hallelujah junction : : composing an American life /\ John Adams.
|
| Edition Statement
|
:
|
1st ed.
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
New York :: Farrar, Straus and Giroux,, 2008.
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
340 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0374281157
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780374281151
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes "Suggested listening and viewing" and index.
|
| Contents
|
:
|
Winnipesaukee Gardens -- From Help! to Let it be -- Free radicals -- Regal apparel -- Faulty wiring -- A harmony lesson -- The people are the heroes now -- Singing terrorists -- Mongrel airs -- The machine in the garden -- Technical difficulties -- How could this happen? -- A swirl of atoms -- Tree of life -- Garage sale of the mind.
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
An eminent composer shares the story of his life, from his childhood and early studies in classical composition to his minimalist and "docu-opera" achievements, in an account that evaluates his professional relationships and the social movements that inspired his creative process.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Adams, John,1947-
|
|
|
:
|
Adams, John
|
|
|
:
|
Adams, John,1947-
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Composers-- United States, Biography.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Composers.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
United States.
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
780.92B
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
ML410.A233A3 2008
|
| |