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1 online resource (1 score (lxxi, 290 pages, 3 pages of plates)) : facsimiles, portrait. |
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notated music ntm rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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jazz ensemble 1 lcmpt |
| Series |
Recent researches in American Music ; 74 |
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Recent researches in Music Online, 2577-4573 |
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Music of the United States of America ; volume 25 |
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Recent researches in American music ; 74.
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Recent researches in music online. 2577-4573
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Music of the United States of America ; volume 25.
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| Language |
Staff notation. |
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Score and performance parts are available separately from the publisher. |
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Includes introduction and critical commentaries. |
| Summary |
"Careful listeners and readers need to spend little time perusing Mary Lou Williams's solo piano recordings or her music manuscripts to realize her immense talent. A two-time Guggenheim Fellow, Williams (1910-81) honed her craft as a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger during a career that spanned five decades. The eleven selections in this volume are representative of her work for big band, pieces written for orchestras led by Andy Kirk, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie. Included in the volume is Williams's earliest arrangement (Mess-a-Stomp, 1929) as well as compositions from the 1930s, 40s, and 60s, allowing her stylistic evolution to be traced. A variety of source materials, including extant scores and parts, was used in the preparation of this edition. Where no written music survives, transcriptions drawn from audio recordings were created. The resulting edition and accompanying essay shed well-deserved light upon this gifted yet relatively unknown giant of American jazz." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Online resource (A-R Editions, viewed December 4, 2018). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290). |
| Contents |
Mary's ideas : big band music by Mary Lou Williams. A woman's place in narratives of jazz ; From Pittsburgh to Kansas City ; William's stylistic development -- Apparatus. Sources and editorial methods ; Critical commentary -- Selected works for big band. Mess-a-stomp (1929) ; Mary's idea (1930) ; Walkin' and swingin' (1936) ; A mellow bit of rhythm (1937) ; Messa stomp (1938) ; Mary's idea (1938) ; Scorpio (1946) ; Lonely moments (1947) ; In the land of Oo-bla-dee (1949) ; Gravel (Truth) (1967) ; Aries mood (1968). |
| Subject |
Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981.
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Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbMdcVcTPVgcwD4mRVt8C
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Big band music -- Scores.
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Big band music -- Scores
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| Genre/Form |
jazz.
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Jazz
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Scores
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Scores.
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Jazz.
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Partitions (Musique)
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Jazz.
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| Added Author |
Buehrer, Theodore E., editor.
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Container of (work): Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981.
Zodiac suite. Scorpio.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981. Instrumental music. Selections. Selected works for big band. Middleton, Wisconsin : A-R Editions, Inc., [2013]. (OCoLC)840828004 9780895797629 |
| ISBN |
9781987200980 (online) |
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1987200985 |
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9780895797629 (print) |
| Standard No. |
10.31022/A074 doi |
| Music No. |
A074 A-R Editions, Inc. |
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