Joan Tower: The Comprehensive Bio-Bibliography

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Part 1 Preface
Part I Part 3 Biography
Chapter 4 Tower Family History
Chapter 5 Childhood through College
Chapter 6 1960s and 1970s: Finding a Life in Music
Chapter 7 The Da Capo Chamber Players
Chapter 8 Bard College
Chapter 9 1980s: International Spotlight
Chapter 10 1990-2006: "Now Completely Comfortable"
Chapter 11 At Home in Red Hook
Part II Part 13 Tower's Musical Voice
Chapter 14 Compositional Organicism
Chapter 15 Compositional Aesthetic
Chapter 16 Titles
Chapter 17 Structures and Forms
Chapter 18 Musical Influences
Chapter 19 The Composing Process
Chapter 20 The State of Contemporary Music
Chapter 21 Musical Citizenship and Musical Feminism
Part III Part 23 Works and Performances
Chapter 24 Works for Band
Chapter 25 Works for Stage
Chapter 26 Works for Orchestra
Chapter 27 Works for Chamber Ensemble
Chapter 28 Works for Solo Instruments
Chapter 29 Works in Progress
Chapter 30 Early, Unpublished Works
Chapter 31 Works Written for or Dedicated to Joan Tower
Part IV Part 33 Discography
Chapter 34 In Progress
Chapter 35 Joan Tower Performs Works by Other Composers
Part V Part 37 Peer Reflections
Part 38 Appendix a part 39 Alphabetical List of Published Compositions
Part 40 Bibliography
Part 41 Index
Part 42 About the Author

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Through her compelling and well-crafted body of work over almost five decades, Joan Tower has become one of the world's most admired and celebrated composers. Joan Tower: The Comprehensive Bio-Bibliography celebrates her achievements and compositions, whether works for orchestra, symphonic band, chamber ensemble, or solo instrument. Author Ellen Grolman gives a full biography of the composer, supported by extensive personal interviews and family history dating back to 1637. She explores the experiences and influences that have shaped Tower's musical voice, from her upbringing in South America to her establishment of the Da Capo Chamber Players, and from her flight from serialism to her maturation into one of the most sought-after composers at work today. The book also gives extensive analysis of the composer's style, composing process, musical influences, and passionate advocacy of contemporary music. Many of the talented and esteemed soloists, chamber ensembles, and symphonic organizations with whom Tower has worked, including Leonard Slatkin, Zubin Mehta, the Emerson String Quartet, David Shifrin, Tania León, and Jennifer Higdon, speak candidly about their experiences with Joan Tower in the Peer Reflections section of the book. The bibliography of works lists each composition with date of publication, duration, dedication and commissioning data, and when available, premiers and selected performances. The discography entries include both commercial and non-commercial recordings, and an annotated bibliography precedes a comprehensive index.

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