Making Music for Modern Dance: Collaboration in the Formative

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Making Music for Modern Dance: Collaboration in the Formative Years of a New American Art (Source Readings)

Making Music for Modern Dance traces the collaborative approaches, working procedures, and aesthetic views of the artists who forged a new and distinctly American art form during the first half of the 20th century. The book offers riveting first-hand accounts from innovative artists in the throes of their creative careers and provides a cross-section of the challenges faced by modern choreographers and composers in America. These articles are complemented by excerpts from astute observers of the music and dance scene as well as by retrospective evaluations of past collaborative practices.

Beginning with the careers of pioneers Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Ted Shawn, and continuing through the avant-garde work of John Cage for Merce Cunningham, the book offers insights into the development of modern dance in relation to its music. Editor Katherine Teck's introductions and afterword offer historical context and tie the artists' essays in with collaborative practices in our own time. The substantive notes suggest further materials of interest to students, practicing dance artists and musicians, dance and music history scholars, and to all who appreciate dance.
Country USA
Brand Oxford University Press
Manufacturer Oxford University Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2011-10-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780199743209

Country	USA
Brand	Oxford University Press
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2011-10-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780199743209

Making Music for Modern Dance: Collaboration in the Formative Years of a New American Art (Source Readings)

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