American Muse

American Muse
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Publisher : Amadeus
Total Pages : 640
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015079329184
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Book Synopsis American Muse by : Joseph Polisi

Download or read book American Muse written by Joseph Polisi and published by Amadeus. This book was released on 2008 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Few people had a greate impact on the performing arts in American than William Schuman (1910-1992). He made up for his late start in a musical career by becoming not only a composer but also the president of the Julliard School and then the president of Lincoln Center. Complex, driven, and filled with that confident optimism that characterized mid-twentieth-century America, he thought of himself as "a part of many different worlds.""--BOOK JACKET.


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