Alec Wilder In Spite Of Himself : A Life Of The Composer.

Wilder (1907-81), according to the author, was a gifted composer who courted failure. Moving back and forth between songwriting, arranging, jazz, classical, he was esteemed by the few, but his music "never attracts a crowd." A sad and fascinating story, very well told, according to the NY Times Book Review.

280 p. | 30 halftones
Cloth
Language: English
Edition Number: 10195096002
ISBN: 0195096002
ISBN13: 9780195096002
Distributor Number: 10195096002
UPC: 9780195096002