{"product_id":"9780252096440","title":"Aaron Jay Kernis","description":"Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Grawemeyer Award, Aaron Jay Kernis achieved recognition as one of the leading composers of his generation while still in his thirties. Since then his eloquent yet accessible style, emphasis on melody, and willingness to engage popular as well as classical forms has brought him widespread acclaim and admiring audiences.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Leta Miller's biography offers the first survey of the composer's life and work. Immersed in music by middle school, and later training under Theodore Antoniou, John Adams, Jacob Druckman, and others, Kernis rejected the idea of distancing his work from worldly concerns and dared to compose on political themes. His \u003cu\u003eSecond Symphony\u003c\/u\u003e, from 1991, engaged with the first Gulf War; 1993's \u003cu\u003eStill Moment with Hymn\u003c\/u\u003e was a reaction to the Bosnian Genocide; and the next year's \u003cu\u003eColored Field\u003c\/u\u003e and 1995's \u003cu\u003eLament and Prayer\u003c\/u\u003e dealt with the Holocaust. Yet Kernis also used sources as disparate as futurist agitprop and children's games to display humor in his work. Miller's analysis addresses not only Kernis's wide range of subjects but also the eclecticism that has baffled critics, analyzing his dedication to synthesis and the themes consistent in his work.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Informed and engaging, \u003cu\u003eAaron Jay Kernis\u003c\/u\u003e gives a rare mid-career portrait of a major American cultural figure.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120241590512,"sku":"9780252096440","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780252096440_p0.jpg?v=1763680085","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780252096440","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}