{"product_id":"9780252091575","title":"\"MAXIMUM CLARITY\" AND OTHER WRITINGS ON MUSIC","description":"Described by \u003cu\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/u\u003e critic John Rockwell as “one of the best non-famous composers this country has to offer,” Ben Johnston reconceives familiar idioms--ranging from jazz to Southern hymns--using just intonation. Johnston studied with Darius Milhaud, Harry Partch, and John Cage, and is best known for his \u003cu\u003eString Quartet No. 4,\u003c\/u\u003e a complex series of variations on \u003cu\u003eAmazing Grace.\u003c\/u\u003e This volume reveals he is also a truly literate composer, who writes and speaks about music with eloquence and charm.  \u003cu\u003e“Maximum Clarity” and Other Writings on Music\u003c\/u\u003e spans forty years and brings together forty-one of Johnston’s most important writings, including many rare and several previously unpublished selections. They include position papers, theoretical treatises, program notes, historical reflections, lectures, excerpts from interviews, and letters, and they cover a broad spectrum of concerns--from the technical exegesis of microtonality to the personal and the broadly humanistic. The volume concludes with a discography of all commercially available recordings of Johnston’s music.","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073896104176,"sku":"9780252091575","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780252091575_p0.jpg?v=1763680511","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780252091575","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}