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George Crumb is a composer at the forefront of post-World War II American music, and never before has one volume combined a portrait of his life with a catalogue of his extensive work. This book provides the reader and researcher with an overview of Crumb's life, career, and compositions; and an annotated guide to literature by and about the composer, including articles, books, album reviews, concert reviews, and interviews. The biographical portion, written in close consultation with the subject, has resulted in perhaps the most complete and accurate biography currently in existence--an irreplaceable resource for anyone seeking a full understanding of 20th-century music. ... Read more

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A book of interviews with the most elusive of cartoonists and father of underground comics.

Few cartoonists have affected our world the way Robert Crumb has. From busting cultural and sexual taboos for artists everywhere with his pioneering underground comix to his never-ending drive to improve his art, he has rightly drawn comparisons to Brueghel by Time magazine's Robert Hughes.

Collecting four long out-of-print interviews from the Utne Independent Press Award-winning Comics Journal's archive in a oversized, art-book format, this third volume in The Comics Journal Library provides an absorbing oral history of comics in the latter half of the 20th century from the point of view of an artist who single-handedly shaped it to great extent. As the acknowledged father of underground comix, virtually every comic that has been drawn over the last 30 years and aspires to anything beyond puerile kiddie entertainment owes a debt to his groundbreaking efforts.

These are the finest, longest, and most comprehensive interviews ever conducted with the man—if you thought the Crumb film was intimate, than this collection, spanning his life and career, covering his peers and family, his views on sex, politics, art, racism and culture, his flirtations with success on America's terms and his later rejections of those terms, and his view of the world around him will surely impress. The book also boasts of a handful of probing essays on Crumb's oeuvre by the Journal's sharpest critics and a stunning color gallery of the artist's art and ephemera. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Satisfying Read of Interviews with a Great Comics Artist
I don't understand why someone would give this book only 2 stars just because it was not full of artwork. That is a matter to research and know before purchasing, to be sure, but the content never pretended to be a compendium of his artwork. It IS however a compendium of the interviews with R. Crumb that have appeared in The Comics Journal over a number of years, and I find the artist of have a fascinating mind as well as a fascinating pen. This is a thoroughly satisfying read -- with a little bit of artwork on the side -- and a major pleasure for any R. Crumb fan. I'm a "big gurl" who is also a comics fan who does NOT think of Crumb as a male chauvinist pig but a brilliant man with something to say very MUCH worth listening to!

P.S. If you do want this book, purchase this while you can get it for such a low price. It's a steal at the used prices I'm seeing here today at less than $9.

Picking the brain of "America's Favorite Underground Comic Artist."
I just read this book cover-to-cover, and it's really amazing. There are five different in-depth interviews that cover almost all aspects of Crumb's life, opinions, work process, and so much more. Read this book to find out the motives behind his comics that were labeled "racist" or "misogynist," to see how he felt during the shooting of Terry Zigwoff's award-winning documentary "Crumb," and to hear some previously uncovered details about his family life.

While this book may not be stuffed with artwork, there are a good deal of samples interspersed with the interviews. This book should be perfect for anyone who is already familiar with Crumb's work and wants to know more about the man behind the ink.

Interviews, not artwork (mostly)
Interviews are all very well, but if you're looking for Crumbs comic art, try something else.I recommend 'America', 'Draws the blues', 'Troubles with Women', there are probably others (the 'Handbook' was mostly interviews, too, though). ... Read more

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About Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979(after Giotto's Nativity frescoes in the Arena Chapel at Padua) By George Crumb (1929-). Collection for solo piano. Facsimile printing from the manuscript by the composer. Composed 1980. Text language English and German. 15 pages. Published by C.F. Peters. (PE.P66833)With standard notation, performance notes and introductory text (does not include words to the songs). 20th Century. 16x12 inches. Duration 15m.Contents:1. The Visitation2. Berceuse for the Infant Jesu3. The Shepherd's Noel4. Adoration of the Magi5. Nativity Dance6. Canticle of the Holy Night7. Carol of the Bells ... Read more

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Title: George Crumb and the Alchemy of Sound: Essays on His Music.(Book review)
Author: Victoria Adamenko
Publication: Notes (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 64Issue: 1Page: 72(2)

Article Type: Book review

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Chapters: John Adams, Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Ornette Coleman, Virgil Thomson, George Crumb, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Wynton Marsalis, Ned Rorem, Elliott Carter, Ernst Toch, Karel Husa, Dominick Argento, Mario Davidovsky, Howard Hanson, Walter Piston, Charles Wuorinen, Gian Carlo Menotti, Norman Dello Joio, William Schuman, Steven Stucky, Morton Gould, Henry Brant, Joseph Schwantner, William Bolcom, Roger Sessions, Bernard Rands, Paul Moravec, Douglas Moore, Robert Ward, John Harbison, Quincy Porter, John Corigliano, Gunther Schuller, Leo Sowerby, David Lang, Michael Colgrass, Christopher Rouse, Donald Martino, Mel Powell, Jacob Druckman, George Perle, Yehudi Wyner, David Del Tredici, Stephen Albert, Aaron Jay Kernis, Roger Reynolds, Gail Kubik, Shulamit Ran, John La Montaine, George Walker, Melinda Wagner, Wayne Peterson, Leslie Bassett, Lewis Spratlan, Richard Wernick, Synchronisms No. 6 for Piano and Electronic Sound. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 342. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 December 2, 1990) was an American nationalist composer of concert and film music, as well as an accomplished pianist. Instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, he was widely known as "the dean of American composers". Copland's music achieved a balance between modern music and American folk styles. The open, slowly changing harmonies of many of his works are said to evoke the very vast American landscape. He also incorporated percussive orchestration, changing meter, polyrhythms, polychords, and tone rows in a broad range of works for concert hall, theater, ballet, and films. Aside from composing, Copland was a teacher, lecturer, critic, writer, and conductor (generally, but not always, of his own works). Aaron Copland Sch...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=51298 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : James Howard, Hasil Adkins, William Henry Harrison, Frankie Yankovic, George Crumb, Conchata Ferrell, Frank de Vol, Chris Sarandon, Jerry West, Don Knotts, Chuck Yeager, Jeff Morrison, Cyrus Vance, Glenn Ashby Davis, Courtney Cummz, Joe Manchin, John Weakland, William C. Campbell, Mark Canterbury, Davis Grubb, Jon A. Mcbride, Joanne Dru, Chris Lancos, Cuba Austin, Thomas Jesup. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : James Howard (né le 23 décembre 1976 à Hanover en Virginie-Occidentale) mieux connu sous le nom de Jamie Noble est un ancien catcheur professionnel américain employé par la World Wrestling Entertainment jusqu'en 2009. À la World Championship Wrestling, il fait partie des Jung Dragons avec James Yun et Kaz Hayashi. Gibson a plus tard signé avec la World Wrestling Entertainment sous le nom de Jamie Noble. Il fait ses débuts comme un talon sur le 6 Juin, 2002 épisode de SmackDown! en attaquant l'ouragan et a été rejoint par Nidia dans un parc de roulottes gimmick poubelle. Il a remporté le WWE Cruiserweight Championship et rivalisait avec Tajiri et Billy Kidman . Noble ensuite obtenu un héritage, ce qui rend à la fois et Nidia Noble riches. Noble et Nidia deux tourna le visage par amitié avec Torrie Wilson et Billy Gunn . Nidia finalement quitté après qu'elle a été «aveuglé» par le talon, puis Tajiri de brume noire. Il est devenu un talon à nouveau en faisant les choses qu'il pensait Nidia ne pouvait pas voir (surtout son utilisation comme bouclier humain) et a menti à son sujet. Pendant ce temps, il rivalisait avec Rey Mysterio pour le Championnat Cruiserweight. Les deux ne s'affrontent pour le championnat et Noble perdu. Un petit ami vs Girlfriend Blindfold match était alors prévue pour le...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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By George Crumb. Written for Soprano, Harp, and Percussion. ... Read more

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By George Crumb. Written for Soprano, Flute (doubling Piccolo and Alto Flute), Harp, Contrabss, Percussion. ... Read more

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Chapters: Paolo Soleri, Bert Hölldobler, George Crumb, Jonathan Weiner, David Burge, Donald Johanson, Glendon Swarthout, John I. Yellott, Michael M. Crow, Lee Gutkind, H. L. Goodall, Jr., James Paul Gee, Richard Grayson, Aaron Brown, Vimla L. Patel, Edward C. Prescott, Abraham Sinkov, Braden Allenby, Jane E. Buikstra, Steven de Groote, G. Homer Durham, Robert Cialdini, Daniel Bernardi, Joseph L. Graves, Retha Warnicke, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Lee Breuer, Luc Anselin, John Henry Waddell, Alberto Ríos, Lawrence M. Krauss, Mark Harris, Merlyna Lim, Arthur J. Bachrach, Elizabeth D. "Betty" Capaldi, Rustum Roy, Daniel Nagrin, Leland H. Hartwell, Morris Starsky, Ron Carlson, Pat Lauderdale, Mike Pasqualetti, George Cowgill, Mark Von Hagen, David J. Smith, David Hickman, Michael Hecht, Brooks D. Simpson, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Melissa Pritchard, Joan M. Jensen, Peter Richard Killeen, Stephen J. Pyne, Robert S. Dietz, David K. Ferry, Robert Denhardt, Gene V. Glass, Sally Ball, Leslie R. Landrum, Frederick B. Lindstrom, Lee Frischknecht, Kevin White, David Hestenes, George Poste, Robert Balling, T. M. Mcnally, Mary M. Schroeder, Rogier Windhorst, John Corrigan, Hans Sebald, Doris Gazda, Michael J. Saks, John M. Cowley, Michael Mikhail, Sarah J. Tracy, Stella Pope Duarte, Phil Christensen, Eduardo Obregón Pagán, Richard G. Brown, John Alcock, Greg Lyne, Michael Pyatok, William M. Grace, Roy Curtiss, Stephen H. West, Timothy C. Wong, Timothy Mcallister, Ronald Adrian, Charles Arntzen, John Black, Jay Blanchard, John W. Schwada, Jeannine Savard, Jean Piveteau, Grady Gammage, W. L. Minckley, Chuck Backus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 326. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Glendon Fred Swarthout (April 8, 1918, near Pinckney, Michigan September 23, 1992, Scottsdale, Arizona) was an American a...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2595159 ... Read more

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A fascinating work for 15 performers by this gifted Azerbaijani member of the Denisov circle and son of the great Kara Karayev. This tribute to the American composer George Crumb is scored for alto flute, oboe, A clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion (timp/vibra/small suspended cymbal), harp, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, and bass. It is prefaced by Emily Dickenson's poem "If I shouldn't be alive...". The score employs quite a bit of unconventional notation. ... Read more