Abstract
The article explores William Albright's Whistler (1834-1903): Three Nocturnes (1989) through historical context, musical analysis, performance practice, and the composer's essay on the relationship between his composition and Whistler's paintings. Commentary by composer Sydney Hodkinson gives information about the 1960s new music scene in Ann Arbor (the ONCE Group, The Grate Society) composition study with Ross Lee Finney.
Recommended Citation
Reed, R. Douglas.
"William Albright's Whistler (1834-1903): Three Nocturnes: "Why the Hell . . . Should Anyone Listen to This?!"."
Music & Musical Performance: An International Journal.
Issue
4, article 1
(November 2023).
Available at:
https://scholars.unh.edu/mmp/vol1/iss4/1
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