Words About Music; The Madison Lectures
(Madison, Wisconsin): The University of Wisconsin Press, (1987). First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, quarto size, 216 pp. Fine / near fine. Item #CNJL2555
From the web site of the publisher: "Many consider Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Milton Babbitt to be the preeminent figure in post-World War II American music. Beyond the extraordinary power of his music, he is also, as he says, 'somewhat known as a talker.' In fact, he is renowned as an energetic teacher and inspired lecturer.
"In 1983 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Babbitt presented a concise summary of his most essential musical insights in a series of lectures and seminars. These are gathered here, presenting for the first time in book form a comprehensive overview of the subjects that have formed the core of his teaching for the past forty years."
The hardcover edition out of print with the publisher, and as of this writing, we see no copies available in the online marketplace.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full purple cloth over boards, silver lettering on the spine, stated first printing on the copyright page; binding quarto size (10 1/4" by 7 1/4"), pagination: [i-iv] v-ix [1, blank] [1-2] 3-205 [1, colophon]. The dust jacket with an image of Babbit on the front, unclipped and unpriced, summary of book on the front flap, reproduction of a black-and-white photograph of the author and editors on the back flap.
___CONDITION: Volume fine overall, the boards clean, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a few very light marks on the front board, else fine. The jacket near fine, clean, free of tears, with light overall wear.
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Price: $100.00