Stravinsky and The Rite of Spring

University of California Press, 1987. First edition (1987) Hardcover with dust jacket. 4to with 221 pages. The book and dust jacket are in very good condition with very slight shelf wear. Interior is clean and tight. Illustrated. Pictures available upon request. "Rare study of Stravinsky's famous ballet "Le Sacre du Printemps" (the Rite of Spring) which premiered in Paris in May 1913...significant theoretical treatment of one of the most significant compositions of the 20th century." The text is supplemented by some 90 musical examples. This came from the library of *Michael Anthony Lang was an American pianist and composer, who was recognized for his highly prolific career as a pianist on more than 2500 film scores. Lang recorded numerous albums and worked with Barbra Streisand, Vanessa Williams, Russell Watson, Michael Bolton, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, John Lennon and Frank Zappa. Some of his movie and television work includes A League of Their Own, The Russia House, Arachnophobia, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Black Sunday, The Towering Inferno, The Paper Chase, The Poseidon Adventure, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The Simpsons, Family Guy, Privileged, American Dad, Orville, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Gray-green spine/White text. #033887. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Music / History.