Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figure and Tables ix
4. Contributions xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction xvii
7. Life Lines
8. Life in Europe (1919–49) 3
9. Life in Montreal (1949–71) 33
10. The Kingston Years (1971–present) 65
11. Compoitions
12. The Instrumental Solo and Chamber Music 95
13. Oruchestral Works 111
14. Electroacoustic Music 132
15. Alternatives of Voice: Anhalt’s Odyssey from Personalized Style to Symbolic Expression 164
16. Writings
17. Words for Music: The Composer as Poet 311
18. Between the Keys: Istvan Anhalt Writing on Music 324
19. The Istvan Anhalt Fonds at the National Library of Canada 342
20. Reflections on a Colleague and Friend 355
21. In Anhalt’s Voice
22. Introduction 367
23. An Operatic Triptych in Multiple Texts 369
24. On the Way to Traces: A Dialogue with the Self 400
25. From “Mirage” to Simulacrum and “Afterthought” 412
26. Three Songs of Love (The Story Behind) 426
27. A Continuing Thread? Perhaps 433
28. Millennial Mall (Lady Diotima’s Walk): A Voice-Drama for the Imagination 445
29. List of Istvan Anhalt’s Compositions and Writings 465
30. Index 469