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Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life Hardcover - 2008

by John Adams


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John Adams is one of the most respected and loved of contemporary composers, and "he has won his eminence fair and square: he has aimed high, he has addressed life as it is lived now, and he has found a language that makes sense to a wide audience" (Alex Ross, The New Yorker). Now, in Hallelujah Junction, he incisively relates his life story, from his childhood to his early studies in classical composition amid the musical and social ferment of the 1960s, from his landmark minimalist innovations to his controversial "docu-operas." Adams offers a no-holds-barred portrait of the rich musical scene of 1970s California, and of his contemporaries and colleagues, including John Cage, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass. He describes the process of writing, rehearsing, and performing his renowned works, as well as both the pleasures and the challenges of writing serious music in a country and a time largely preoccupied with pop culture.

Hallelujah Junction is a thoughtful and original memoir that will appeal to both longtime Adams fans and newcomers to contemporary music. Not since Leonard Bernstein's Findings has an eminent composer so candidly and accessibly explored his life and work. This searching self-portrait offers not only a glimpse into the work and world of one of our leading artists, but also an intimate look at one of the most exciting chapters in contemporary culture.

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  • Title Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life
  • Author John Adams
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition FIRST EDITION
  • Pages 340
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York City, NY
  • Date 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780374281151 / 0374281157
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.38 x 6.14 x 1.17 in (23.83 x 15.60 x 2.97 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Adams, John, Composers - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008017922
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

John Adams was born in Massachusetts in 1947. He is the composer of such acclaimed works as Harmonielehre, Nixon in China, Naive and Sentimental Music, El Nio, and On the Transmigration of Souls, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003. He lives in Berkeley, California.

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