{"product_id":"9780253112347","title":"Music Musique: French and American Piano Composition in the Jazz Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eMusic Musique is a study of American and French composers active in the\u003cbr\u003e late 19th through early 20th centuries and the influence of jazz on their\u003cbr\u003e compositional styles. Starting with a look at the formation of American and French\u003cbr\u003e styles of composition, Meister discusses the jazz influence on American composers\u003cbr\u003e such as Ives, Copland, and Seeger, and their reception in France. She then takes a\u003cbr\u003e parallel look at the jazz influence on prominent French composers such as Ravel,\u003cbr\u003e Milhaud, and Messiaen, with a conclusion that briefly outlines post--World War II\u003cbr\u003e musical developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsiderable attention is paid to the social\u003cbr\u003e and political worlds in which these artists lived and created. Of particular\u003cbr\u003e interest is the community of Afro-American jazz musicians who settled in Paris after\u003cbr\u003e World War I, and their influence on the likes of Ravel, Milhaud, Satie, and other\u003cbr\u003e artists with New Orleans--based styles. Meister also discusses the more famous\u003cbr\u003e coteries of American writers who lived and worked in Paris during the 1920s and\u003cbr\u003e 1930s. The stories of these two groups of Americans in Paris form a fascinating\u003cbr\u003e background to the main topic of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusic Musique is\u003cbr\u003e intended for amateurs and experts alike; it provides ideas about repertoire as well\u003cbr\u003e as information about compositions that are likely to be heard in performance. The\u003cbr\u003e emphasis of the text is always on the piano solo literature or other piano music --\u003cbr\u003e song accompaniments, piano duets, or internal orchestral piano parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067708784880,"sku":"9780253112347","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253112347_p0.jpg?v=1763681789","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253112347","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}