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Author:

Cooper, Matthew J., author.

Title:

Duke Ellington as pianist : a study of styles / by Matthew J. Cooper ; edited by Michael J. Budds.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

The College Music Society,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xvi, 127 p. : ill ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Ellington, Duke,--1899-1974.
Jazz musicians--United States.
Piano music--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
Jazz--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
Performance practice (Music)--History--20th century.
Sound recordings in musicology.

Other Authors:

Budds, Michael J., 1947- editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"This volume represents a systematic study of recorded performances of Duke Ellington as a pianist from the early 1920s to the mid 1960s in the contexts of his solo stride playing, his big band, and various small combos. Published scholarship is synthesized and offered alongside the author's observations. The text is accompanied by copious transcriptions by the author."

Series:

Monographs & bibliographies in American music ; no. 24

ISBN:

1881913619 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781881913610 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)857717786

LCCN:

2013035264

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)