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SKU: GI.G-317195 Composed by Michael Colgrass. Music Education. 222 pages. GIA Publications #317195. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-317195). ISBN 9781574631555. UPC: 884088434779.In this delightful collection of anecdotes, Michael Colgrass invites the reader into his private encounters with Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Dizzy Gillespie, and a host of other key figures in American music. Maverick to the core, Colgrass also writes about romancing a Cold War spy in Bucharest, composing a ballet overnight for the Joffrey Ballet, and playing a gig for a stripper that landed him a job in West Side Story. His anecdotes - often humorous and profound - describe a pivotal era in American music that shaped this Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. A must read for music lovers. Click here for a YouTube video on Michael Colgrass: Adventures of an American Composer.

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