Ruth Crawford Seeger's Worlds: Innovation and Tradition in Twentieth-Century American Music (Eastman Studies in Music) (Eastman Studies in Music)

Ruth Crawford Seeger's Worlds offers new perspectives on the life and pioneering musical activities of American composer and folk music activist Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-53). Ruth Crawford developed a unique modernist style with such now-esteemed works as her String Quartet 1931. In 1933, after marrying Charles Seeger, she turned to the work of teaching music to children and of transcribing, arranging, and publishing folk songs. This collection of studies by musicologists, music theorists, folklorists, historians, music educators, and women's studies scholars reveals how innovation and tradition have intertwined in surprising ways to shape the cultural landscape of twentieth-century America. Contributors: Lyn Ellen Burkett, Melissa J. De Graaf, Taylor A. Greer, Lydia Hamessley, Bess Lomax Hawes, Jerrold Hirsch, Roberta Lamb, Carol J. Oja, Nancy Yunhwa Rao, Joseph N. Straus, Judith Tick. Ray Allen (Brooklyn College) is author of Singing in the Spirit: African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City. Ellie M. Hisama (Columbia University) is author of Gendering Musical Modernism: The Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger, Marion Bauer, and Miriam Gideon. Ruth Crawfard Seeger's Worlds: Innovation And Tradition In Twentieth-century American Music Offers New Perspectives On The Life And Pioneering Musical Activities Of American Composer And Folk Music Activist Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-53). The Collection Is Interdisciplinary, With Contributions From Musicologists, Music Theorists, Folklorists, Historians, Music Educators, And Women's Studies Scholars.--jacket. Writing The Music Of Ruth Crawford Into Mainstream Music History / Judith Tick -- Ruth Crawford's Precompositional Strategies / Joseph N. Straus -- Linear Aggregates And Proportional Design In Ruth Crawford's Piano Study In Mixed Accents / Lyn Ellen Burkett -- In Pursuit Of A Proletarian Music : Ruth Crawford's Sacco, Vanzetti / Ellie M. Hisama -- The Reception Of An Ultramodernist : Ruth Crawford In The Composers' Forum / Melissa J. De Graaf -- Ruth Crawford's Imprint On Contemporary Composition / Nancy Yunhwa Rao -- Reminiscences On Our Singing Country : The Crawford Seeger/lomax Alliance / Bess Lomax Hawes -- Philosophical Counterpoint : A Comparison Of Charles Seeger's Composition Treatise And Ruth Crawford Seeger's Folk Song Appendix / Taylor A. Greer -- Composing And Teaching As Dissonant Counterpoint / Roberta Lamb -- Cultural Strategy : The Seegers And B. A. Botkin As Friends And Allies / Jerrold Hirsch -- Performing Dio's Legacy : Mike Seeger And The Urban Folk Music Revival / Ray Allen -- Peggy Seeger : From Traditional Folksinger To Contemporary Songwriter / Lydia Hamessley. Edited By Ray Allen And Ellie M. Hisama. Includes Bibliographical References, Discography (p. [289]-292), And Index. Interdisciplinary perspectives on the life and work of the esteemed'ultra-modern'American composer and pioneering folk music activist, Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953).Ruth Crawford Seeger's Worlds offers new perspectives on the life and pioneering musical activities of American composer and folk music activist Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953). Ruth Crawford developed a unique modernist style with such now-esteemed works as her String Quartet 1931. In 1933, after marrying Charles Seeger, she turned to the work of teaching music to children and of transcribing, arranging, and publishing folk songs. Thiscollection of studies by musicologists, music theorists, folklorists, historians, music educators, and women's studies scholars reveals how innovation and tradition have intertwined in surprising ways to shape the cultural landscape of twentieth-century America. Contributors: Lyn Ellen Burkett, Melissa J. De Graaf, Taylor A. Greer, Lydia Hamessley, Bess Lomax Hawes, Jerrold Hirsch, Roberta Lamb, Carol J. Oja, Nancy Yunhwa Rao, Joseph N. Straus,Judith Tick. Ray Allen (Brooklyn College) is author of Singing in the Spirit: African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City. Ellie M. Hisama (Columbia University) is author of Gendering Musical Modernism: The Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger, Marion Bauer, and Miriam Gideon. Interdisciplinary perspectives on the life and work of the esteemed "ultra-modern" American composer and pioneering folk music activist, Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953). Ruth Crawford Seeger's Worlds offers new perspectives on the life and pioneering musical activities of American composer and folk music activist Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953). Ruth Crawford developed a unique modernist style with such now-esteemed works as her String Quartet 1931. In 1933, after marrying Charles Seeger, she turned to the work of teaching music to children and of transcribing, arranging, and publishing folk songs. Thiscollection of studies by musicologists, music theorists, folklorists, historians, music educators, and women's studies scholars reveals how innovation and tradition have intertwined in surprising ways to shape the cultural landscape of twentieth-century America. Lyn Ellen Burkett, Melissa J. De Graaf, Taylor A. Greer, Lydia Hamessley, Bess Lomax Hawes, Jerrold Hirsch, Roberta Lamb, Carol J. Oja, Nancy Yunhwa Rao, Joseph N. Straus,Judith Tick. Ray Allen (Brooklyn College) is author of Singing in the African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City. Ellie M. Hisama (Columbia University) is author of Gendering Musical The Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger, Marion Bauer, and Miriam Gideon. Ruth Crawford Seeger's Worlds offers new perspectives on the life and pioneering musical activities of American composer and folk music activist Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953). Ruth Crawford developed a unique modernist style with such now-esteemed works as her String Quartet 1931. In 1933, after marrying Charles Seeger, she turned to the work of teaching music to children and of transcribing, arranging, and publishing folk songs.
Thiscollection of studies by musicologists, music theorists, folklorists, historians, music educators, and women's studies scholars reveals how innovation and tradition have intertwined in surprising ways to shape the cultural landscape of twentieth-century America.

Contributors: Lyn Ellen Burkett, Melissa J. De Graaf, Taylor A. Greer, Lydia Hamessley, Bess Lomax Hawes, Jerrold Hirsch, Roberta Lamb, Carol J. Oja, Nancy Yunhwa Rao, Joseph N. Straus,Judith Tick.

Ray Allen (Brooklyn College) is author of Singing in the Spirit: African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City.
Ellie M. Hisama (Columbia University) is author of Gendering Musical Modernism: The Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger, Marion Bauer, and Miriam Gideon. Offers fresh perspectives on the life and pioneering musical activities of American composer and folk music activist Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-53). This book presents a collection of studies that reveals how innovation and tradition intertwined in surprising ways to shape the cultural landscape of twentieth-century America..