American Composers


Acquiring Editor: Laurie Matheson

The short, readable books in the American Composers series will introduce significant American composers to students and general readers and provide a convenient reference and concise overview for scholars, performers, and other specialists.


link to catalog page , Alec Wilder Author: Philip Lambert
Pub Date: March 2013

An all-embracing composer of popular and classical music   learn more...

link to catalog page , Robert Ashley Author: Kyle Gann
Pub Date: December 2012

A bold innovator who redefined contemporary opera   learn more...

link to catalog page , Christian Wolff Author: Michael Hicks and Christian Asplund
Pub Date: August 2012

Inside an original modern musical mind   learn more...

link to catalog page , Carla Bley Author: Amy C. Beal
Pub Date: November 2011

The first in-depth look at a highly innovative jazz icon   learn more...

link to catalog page , Elliott Carter Author: James Wierzbicki
Pub Date: March 2011

A revealing portrait of a living legend of American classical music   learn more...

link to catalog page , Rudolf Friml Author: William Everett
Pub Date: November 2008

The first book-length study devoted to Rudolf Friml's multifaceted musical legacy   learn more...

link to catalog page , Dudley Buck Author: N. Lee Orr
Pub Date: July 2008

A popular Victorian composer of organ and choral music   learn more...

link to catalog page , William Grant Still Author: Catherine Parsons Smith
Pub Date: July 2008

An accessible introduction to the dean of African American composers   learn more...

link to catalog page , John Cage Author: David Nicholls
Pub Date: November 2007

An introduction to the extraordinary life of John Cage, composer, writer, and artist   learn more...

link to catalog page , Lou Harrison Author: Leta E. Miller and Fredric Lieberman
Pub Date: June 2006

His life, works, and place in the history of twentieth-century American music   learn more...