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From her childhood in Detroit to her professional career in New York City, American composer Lucia Dlugoszewski (1925–2000) lived a life of relentless creativity as a poet and writer, composer for dance, theater, and film, and, eventually, choreographer. Forging her own path after briefly studying with John Cage and Edgard Varèse, Dlugoszewski tackled the musical issues of her time. She expanded sonic resources, invented instruments, brought new focus to timbre and texture, collaborated with artists across disciplines, and incorporated spiritual, psychological, and philosophical influences into her work. Remembered today almost solely as the musical director for the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, Dlugoszewski's compositional output, writings on aesthetics, creative relationships, and graphic poetry deserve careful examination on their own terms within the history of American experimental music.
Price: $34.95
Pages: 280
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music
Publication Date:
23 April 2024
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520401273
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
"A fascinating and necessary first sketch of an important figure emerging from the margins."
Amy C. Beal is Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and author of New Music, New Allies: American Experimental Music in West Germany from the Zero Hour to Reunification, Carla Bley, and Johanna Beyer.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Margins, Shadows, and Footnotes: An Introduction
1 • Lucille in Detroit (1925–48)
2 • Letters from New York (1949–51)
3 • New York Beginnings: A Broader View (1950–53)
4 • Expanding Creativity and Collaboration (1953–60)
5 • The Disparate Element (1960–70)
6 • Aesthetic Immediacy (1970–80)
7 • Rage (1980–87)
8 • Losses (1988–2000)
Out from the Shadows: A Conclusion
Appendix 1: Selected Works List
Appendix 2: Lucia Dlugoszewski–Erick Hawkins Collaborations
Appendix 3: Discography
Notes
Sources and Bibliography
Index
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Margins, Shadows, and Footnotes: An Introduction
1 • Lucille in Detroit (1925–48)
2 • Letters from New York (1949–51)
3 • New York Beginnings: A Broader View (1950–53)
4 • Expanding Creativity and Collaboration (1953–60)
5 • The Disparate Element (1960–70)
6 • Aesthetic Immediacy (1970–80)
7 • Rage (1980–87)
8 • Losses (1988–2000)
Out from the Shadows: A Conclusion
Appendix 1: Selected Works List
Appendix 2: Lucia Dlugoszewski–Erick Hawkins Collaborations
Appendix 3: Discography
Notes
Sources and Bibliography
Index