Words without music : a memoir [DAISY talking book]

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Title:

Author:

Glass, Philip, author.

Added Author:

Wallace, Bill, narrator.

Publication Date:

2015

Publication Information:

Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2015

Physical Description:

1 computer optical disc (16 hours, 29 minutes) : sound; 4 3/4 in.

Abstract:

From his early years at Juilliard in the 1950s and composition training in Paris in the 1960s, Glass moves through his search for a guru in India and his later operatic compositions. Personal stories mix with his constant drive to create music that spurs an emotional response in listeners. 2015

A world-renowned composer of symphonies, operas, and film scores, Glass has, almost single-handedly, crafted the dominant sound of late-twentieth-century classical music. Here his behind-the-scenes recollections allow readers to experience those moments of creative fusion when life so magically merged with art. 2015.

General Note:

Digital audiobook in DAISY format.

Performers:

Narrated by: Bill Wallace.

Contents:

Opening -- Baltimore -- Chicago -- Julliard -- Paris -- Ravi Shankar -- Nadia Boulanger -- Journey to the East -- Rishikesh, Katmandu, and Darjeeling -- The blessed doctor of the Tomo Valley -- Kathakali and Satyagraha -- Four paths -- Return to New York -- First concerts -- Art and music -- Cape Breton -- New York's East Village -- Einstein on the beach -- Opera -- Music and film -- Candy Jernigan -- The Cocteau trilogy -- Closing.

Technical Details:

Plays on DAISY talking book players and software only; DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression rate 32.

Accessibility Note:

DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps

Personal Subject:

Glass, Philip.

Subject Term:

Composers -- United States -- Biography.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Talking books.

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