kitaycheg Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Download Alec Wilder in Spite of Himself: A Life of the Composer Book in PDF Format. Too Many Books Available in Our Site. From Alec Wilder may be a neglected oddball today, but his impact on the study of American popular music has been profound. His principal accomplishment was American Popular Song (1972), a crucial text in the study of the great American tunesmiths. Wilder was also an innovative composer, and as Stone describes them, his life story and achievements both fascinate. For instance, Wilder's octet compositions, Stone says, contain a "curious mix of jazz rhythms and Bachlike melodies" that left the music world "both beguiled and puzzled." They would have been forgotten entirely had it not been for such Wilder champions as Frank Sinatra. Besides describing how Wilder's co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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