Hallelujah Junction Composing an American Life John Adams

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• ISBN 10: 1466804424
• ISBN 13: 9781466804425
• Author: John Adams
  

John Adams is one of the most respected and loved of contemporary composers, and “he has won his eminence fair and square: he has aimed high, he has addressed life as it is lived now, and he has found a language that makes sense to a wide audience” (Alex Ross, The New Yorker). Now, in Hallelujah Junction, he incisively relates his life story, from his childhood to his early studies in classical composition amid the musical and social ferment of the 1960s, from his landmark minimalist innovations to his controversial “docu-operas.” Adams offers a no-holds-barred portrait of the rich musical scene of 1970s California, and of his contemporaries and colleagues, including John Cage, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass. He describes the process of writing, rehearsing, and performing his renowned works, as well as both the pleasures and the challenges of writing serious music in a country and a time largely preoccupied with pop culture.

Hallelujah Junction is a thoughtful and original memoir that will appeal to both longtime Adams fans and newcomers to contemporary music. Not since Leonard Bernstein’s Findings has an eminent composer so candidly and accessibly explored his life and work. This searching self-portrait offers not only a glimpse into the work and world of one of our leading artists, but also an intimate look at one of the most exciting chapters in contemporary culture.

Table contents:

Part 1. Winnipesaukee Gardens

Part 2. From Help! To “Let It Be”

Part 3. Free Radicals

Part 4. Regal Apparel

Part 5. Faulty Wiring

Part 6. A Harmony Lesson

Part 7. The People Are The Heroes Now

Part 8. Singing Terrorists

Part 9. Mongrel Airs

Part 10. The Machine in the Garden

Part 11. Technical Difficulties

Part 12. How Could This Happen?

Part 13. A Swirl of Atoms

Part 14. Tree of Life

Part 15. Garage Sale of the Mind

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