New world Symphonies - How American Culture Changed European Music

by Sullivan, Jack

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Yale University Press, 1999,, 1999.. 1st. Hardcover. F/F. 1st ed., 8vo hardback, with black and white photos of important American musicians and performers. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.

Book summary

Comparing English and American cultural influences, an English professor contends that American culture has inspired Europe's. His numerous examples include Poe's influence on Debussy, Longfellow's on Dovark, and Whitman's on Williams.

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