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Chávez, Modern Music, and the New York Scene
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xvii
- Permissions and Credits xviii
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Part 1. Chávez’s Musical World
- Chávez, Modern Music, and the New York Scene 2
- The Pan/American Modernisms of Carlos Chávez and Henry Cowell 28
- “The heartbeat of an intense life”: Mexican Music and Carlos Chávez’s Orquesta Sinfónica de México, 1928–1948 46
- Carlos Chávez’s Symphonies 62
- Carlos Chávez and Silvestre Revueltas: Retracing an Ignored Dialogue 76
- Aaron Copland, Carlos Chávez, and Silvestre Revueltas 99
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Part II. Biographical and Analytical Perspectives
- Chávez and the Autonomy of the Musical Work: The Piano Music 112
- Carlos Chávez and the Myth of the Aztec Renaissance 134
- Non-Repetition and Personal Style in the Inventions and Solis 165
- Music and the Marketplace: On the Backstory of Carlos Chávez’s Violin Concerto 178
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Part III. Chávez’s Greater World
- Carlos Chávez and the Mexican “Vogue,” 1925–1940 204
- Carlos Chávez and Paul Strand 220
- Masters Carlos Chávez and Miguel Covarrubias: A Puppet Show 237
- The Literary Affinities and Poetic Friendships of Carlos Chávez 255
- The Composer as Intellectual: Carlos Chávez and El Colegio Nacional 273
- Portraits of Carlos Chávez: Testimonies of Collaboration 295
- The Modernist Invention of Mexico: Carlos Chávez, the Mexican Revolution, and the Cultural Politics of Music 306
- Index 339
- Notes on the Contributors 357
- Backmatter 361
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xvii
- Permissions and Credits xviii
-
Part 1. Chávez’s Musical World
- Chávez, Modern Music, and the New York Scene 2
- The Pan/American Modernisms of Carlos Chávez and Henry Cowell 28
- “The heartbeat of an intense life”: Mexican Music and Carlos Chávez’s Orquesta Sinfónica de México, 1928–1948 46
- Carlos Chávez’s Symphonies 62
- Carlos Chávez and Silvestre Revueltas: Retracing an Ignored Dialogue 76
- Aaron Copland, Carlos Chávez, and Silvestre Revueltas 99
-
Part II. Biographical and Analytical Perspectives
- Chávez and the Autonomy of the Musical Work: The Piano Music 112
- Carlos Chávez and the Myth of the Aztec Renaissance 134
- Non-Repetition and Personal Style in the Inventions and Solis 165
- Music and the Marketplace: On the Backstory of Carlos Chávez’s Violin Concerto 178
-
Part III. Chávez’s Greater World
- Carlos Chávez and the Mexican “Vogue,” 1925–1940 204
- Carlos Chávez and Paul Strand 220
- Masters Carlos Chávez and Miguel Covarrubias: A Puppet Show 237
- The Literary Affinities and Poetic Friendships of Carlos Chávez 255
- The Composer as Intellectual: Carlos Chávez and El Colegio Nacional 273
- Portraits of Carlos Chávez: Testimonies of Collaboration 295
- The Modernist Invention of Mexico: Carlos Chávez, the Mexican Revolution, and the Cultural Politics of Music 306
- Index 339
- Notes on the Contributors 357
- Backmatter 361