The Sounds of Place : Music and the American Cultural Landscape.

Intro
Cover
Title
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Introduction: A Place to Start
Chapter One: America as Niagara: Nature as Icon
Anthony Philip Heinrich: The War of the Elements and the Thundering of Niagara
William Henry Fry: Niagara Symphony
George Frederick Bristow: Niagara: Symphony for Grand Orchestra and Chorus
Chapter Two: From Country to City in the Music of Charles Ives
The Housatonic at Stockbridge
From Hanover Square North, at the End of a Tragic Day, the Voice of the People Again Arose
Chapter Three: Urban Places: Iconic New York
Aaron Copland: Quiet City and Music for a Great City
Edgard Varèse: Amériques
Duke Ellington: Harlem Air Shaft and Harlem
Chapter Four: Beyond the City: Rivers, Canyons, and Plains
William Grant Still: Kaintuck' and American Scenes
Roy Harris: Cimarron
Ferde Grofé: Mississippi Suite, Grand Canyon Suite, Hudson River Suite, and Niagara Falls Suite
Chapter Five: Return to Nature: Recent Reconsiderations
Robert Starer: Hudson Valley Suite
Dana Paul Perna: Prout's Neck and Three Places on Long Island
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 4, The Gardens
Chapter Six: A Sounding Place: America Redefined
Steve Reich: Vermont Counterpoint, The Desert Music, New York Counterpoint, and City Life
Conclusions: Where We Are
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
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