Dudley Buck
A popular Victorian composer of organ and choral music
Cloth – $49
978-0-252-03279-0
Publication Date
Cloth: 06/25/2008
Series: American Composers
About the Book
Dudley Buck (1839-1909) was an influential composer, conductor, and music teacher who helped establish the organ in American musical life. Intended for practical use, his music was challenging, sometimes full of romantic flourishes, counterpoint, and part singing, but still accessible to amateur musicians and choirs. Placing Buck's life and career within the Victorian mindset that sought to draw citizens into higher circles of art and beauty, N. Lee Orr stresses how Buck's music touched players and listeners of all classes. Buck's major compositions are brought to life on the compact disc accompanying this volume.About the Author
N. Lee Orr is a professor and chair of music history and literature at Georgia State University. An organist and conductor, he is also the author or editor of many books, including Dudley Buck: American Victorian Choral Music.Reviews
"Buck sculpted a portrait of his time that . . . is eloquently presented in this accessible, well-written volume. . . . Recommended."--ChoiceBlurbs
"An insightful, readable, musically informed, and sympathetic portrait of a major American composer for a contemporary audience."--Gayle Sherwood Magee, author of Charles Ives Reconsidered
"An enjoyable and insightful book that will prove invaluable to anyone interested in organ music, choral music, and the history of composition and performance in nineteenth-century America."--R. Allen Lott, author of From Paris to Peoria: How European Piano Virtuosos Brought Classical Music to the American Heartland
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