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Dear Dorothy: Letters From Nicolas Slonimsky To Dorothy Adlow (Eastman Studies In Music, 95),Used
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The fascinating letters of conductorauthor Nicolas Slonimsky (18941995) to his wife, sharing his adventures as he traveled around the world to conduct new American music.In the midtwentieth century renowned musicologist, conductor, and lexicographer Nicolas Slonimsky traveled to cities throughout the world to play and conduct music of the American avantgarde. From trips to Paris, Berlin, Havana,New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, and Moscow, Slonimsky wrote letters to his wife, the art critic Dorothy Adlow, vividly and humorously describing his adventures.Dear Dorothy: Letters from NicolasSlonimsky to Dorothy Adlow is a collection of these missives. Though personal, they chronicle Slonimsky's work as an ambassador of modern music who introduced twentiethcentury composers, particularly American composers, to audiences worldwide. Full of his admired wit and energy, the letters recount his performances, rehearsals, lectures, daytoday activities in foreign cities and concert halls, and the anxieties of stretching limited funds to cover an everexpanding itinerary. They also reveal a side of Slonimsky not seen from his other published writings: a man with deep devotion to his wife and family.Annotated and with an introduction by Slonimsky's daughter, Electra Slonimsky Yourke, this collection documents the meeting of historic musical culturesOld World Europe, the Soviet Union, and the vibrant countries of Latin Americawith the modernist music of the United States. Written in a lively, humorous style, these letters will be of interest to scholars and students of American music and social historians as well as musicians, music lovers, and concertgoers.Electra Slonimsky Yourke is the daughter ofNicolas Slonimsky and Dorothy Adlow, and editor of several collections of her father's work, including The Listener's Companion and the fourvolume Writings on Music.Nicolas Slonimsky (18941995) was a Renaissance man in the modernmusic world of the midtwentieth century. Composer, conductor, critic, and lexicographer, he authored many books including Lexicon of Musical Invective: Critical Assaults on Composers since Beethoven's Time and a memoir, Perfect Pitch.
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