American Composers

Insightful and alert. . . . This book serves as a neat little primer for [Wolff's] work — The Wire More…

This thoughtful and innovative study is a welcome addition to the body of material on this composer. Recommended — Choice More…

Preston does a wonderful job bringing to light this early composer of American music and describing the musical culture of the time. . . . Recommended — Choice More…

This exemplary introduction to African American musician William Grant Still will appeal to both students and laypersons. . . . Recommended — Choice More…

In academic prose, Joseph Sargent lays out the career clearly enough, and gives sustained analysis to several works…Between the dry sentences, tiny details emerge that make you want to know... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Insightfully restores a neglected star to the Broadway firmament — Studies In Musical Theatre More…

Thoroughly researched and accessible to the lay reader, the book will intrigue readers who wish to deepen their appreciation of this legendary composer — Library Journal More…

Excellent — The New Yorker More…