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Perfect Pitch, Third Revised Edition
An Autobiography
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Nicolas Slonimsky
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Edited by:
Electra Slonimsky Yourke
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2023
About this book
The autobiography of one of the 20th century’s most innovative and wittiest composers/performers/authors who witnessed the birth of modern music.
Author / Editor information
Nicolas Slonimsky (1894–1995) was a Russian-born United-States-based writer, lexicographer, pianist, composer, conductor, and champion of contemporary music. His many books include Thesaurus Of Scales And Melodic Patterns; and Lexicon of Musical Invective: Critical Assaults on Composers Since Beethoven's Time.
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"A rewarding, compelling and very funny read." — New York Times
"If you combine the Encyclopedia Britannica with a history of music written by Oscar Wilde, you will have something resembling the extraordinary Slonimsky memoirs." — Leonard Bernstein
"Rare is the book that can be praised both for its wisdom and for raucous humor. This is such a book." — Washington Post
"A rewarding, compelling and very funny read." — New York Times
"If you combine the Encyclopedia Britannica with a history of music written by Oscar Wilde, you will have something resembling the extraordinary Slonimsky memoirs." — Leonard Bernstein
"Rare is the book that can be praised both for its wisdom and for raucous humor. This is such a book." — Washington Post
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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
March 1, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9781438491653
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
480
Other:
Total Illustrations: 34
eBook ISBN:
9781438491653
Keywords for this book
Film, Visual Culture, and Performing Arts : Performing Arts; General Interest : General Interest; General Interest : Autobigraphy; Film, Visual Culture, and Performing Arts : Music
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General/trade;
