American Composers

<p> . . . Strickland's own deep involvement with the works of these composers [is] revealed by the questions and comments he poses in an appreciative Paterian way. His profound pleasure in these works also leads him to scrutinize and challenge them intimately. --Publishers Weekly<br /><br />This is an indispensable book about American music . . . --Fanfare<br /><br /> . . . exhilarating . . . Any of the interviews in <i>American Composers</i> will stimulate your curiosity and appetite. --Hungry Mind Review<br /><br /> . . . not only engaging but also a useful representation of the major compositional styles of the 1980s and their corresponding practitioners. --Notes<br /><br />Philip Glass Keith Jarrett Meredith Monk and eight other active American composers reveal a broad spectrum of musical personalities in these candid in-depth conversations. Witty and articulate their remarks convey the great vitality diversity and distinctiveness of today's American music.</p>