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Something to live for: the music of Billy Strayhorn
Walter van de Leur
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Frontmatter
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Preface (page ix)
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Acknowledgments (page xi)
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Introduction (page xv)
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1. Fantastic Rhythm: The Pittsburgh Years (page 3)
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2. The Renaissance of Arranging: First Works for and with Duke Ellington (page 23)
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3. The Strayhorn Effect: A New Way of Writing for Jazz Orchestra (page 44)
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4. Thinking with the Ear: Strayhorn's Musical Fingerprints (page 65)
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5. Writing and Arranging Companion: Credited and Uncredited Collaborations (page 85)
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6. "He Is He and I Am Me": The Ellington-Strayhorn Collaboration (page 100)
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7. Wounded Love: Away from the Ellington Organization (page 117)
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8. Masterpieces by Strayhorn: Writing for Albums (page 131)
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9. The Whodunit Game: The Mature Style of Billy Strayhorn (page 142)
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10. North by Southwest: The Final Years (page 165)
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11. Conclusion (page 179)
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APPENDICES
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A. Scores of Scores: Manuscripts at the Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington Collections (page 185)
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B. Billy Strayhorn's Works on Record (page 194)
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C. Billy Strayhorn's Works on Record (Posthumously Premiered) (page 255)
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Notes (page 287)
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References (page 309)
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Credits (page 315)
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Index (page 319)
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Published: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press
- 9780198028857 (ebook)
- 9780195124484 (hardcover)