In this collection of essays and interviews, nine gifted composers openly discuss their work.

" . . . Strickland's own deep involvement with the works of these composers [is] revealed by the questions and comments he poses in an appreciative, Paterian wa

In 1972-73, Barney Childs embarked on an ambitious attempt to survey the landscape of new American concert music. He recorded freewheeling conversations with fe

In the preface to his work, Rupert Hughes explains his motivation and method for writing this historical account of American composers. Being a musician himself