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Contents Preface vii Part I Biography Tower Family History 3 Childhood through College 4 Finding a Life in Music: 1960s and 1970s 7 The Da Capo Chamber Players 9 Bard College 12 International Spotlight: 1980s 13 1990-2005: "...now completely comfortable" 16 At Home in Red Hook 20 Part II Tower's Musical Voice Compositional Organicism 27 Compositional Aesthetic 28 Titles 32 Musical Influences 37 The Composing Process 38 The State of Contemporary Music 40 Musical Citizenship and Musical Feminism 42 Part III Works and Performances Works for Band 53 Works for Stage 54 Works for Orchestra 55 Works for Chamber Ensemble 71 Works for Solo Instruments 95 Works In Progress 104 Early, Unpublished Works 105 Works Written for Joan Tower 107 Part IV Discography 111 Part V Peer Reflections 130 Appendix A: Alphabetical list of published compositions 152 Bibliography 157 Index 217 About the Author
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Tower, Joan, 1938- -- Bibliography.
Tower, Joan, 1938- -- Discography.