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Title Arcana VIII : musicians on music / edited by John Zorn
Published New York, NY : Hips Road, 2017
New York, NY : Distributed to the trade by D.A.P
©2017

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Description 364 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm
Series Arcana (Hips Road) ; 8
Contents Preface / John Zorn -- Biodata and behavior as composition tools / Jad Atoui -- Small and medium-sized things: their importance / Steve Beresford -- On composition and literature -- Pedr Solis, the author and the opera / Per Bloland -- Seven aspects / Brian Chase -- The Slightest shift / Kris Davis -- Surprise! / Robert Dick -- Finding my voice / Rinde Eckert -- The reaches of musical space / Wendy Eisenberg -- Personal possession / Harris Eisenstadt -- What new music could learn from the Sex Pistols / Suzanne Farrin -- Microtonality / David Fiuczynski -- On repetition and continuousness / David Garland -- Natural history / Michael Gordon -- So you want to write Italian soundtrack-pop / Simon Hanes -- Lulu variations / Barbara Hannigan -- Inside Drewslate / John Hollenbeck -- Dimensions of context / Matt Hollenberg -- Adaptable conviction / Jon Irabagon -- Twelve observations about the guitar / Julian Lage -- Self-help: Mendoza vs. Mendoza / Ava Mendoza -- Self-generated growth for an improvising composer / Matt Mitchell -- What was feared lost / Nicole Mitchell -- Surprise in musical composition / Vadim Neselovskyi -- A musical voice / Linda May Han Oh -- I got nothin' / Shane Parish -- Extra-musical considerations / Chris Pitsiokos -- El Gavilan: tradition, experimentation and authenticity in the work of Violeta Parra / Sofia Rei -- "Play long tones" or "Welcome to hell" / Ted Reichman -- Libero canto as an approach to singing / Sara Serpa -- On life, recording and the pursuit of quality / Marc Urselli -- Free jazz, genre and style / Ken Vandermark -- My journey with musical practice / Dan Weiss -- About the musicians -- Recommended listening
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and discography
Subject Musicians as authors
Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Music -- 21st century -- History and criticism
Author Zorn, John, 1953-, editor
ISBN 9780978833732
0978833732
Other Titles Arcana 8
Arcana eight
Musicians on music