Istvan Anhalt
Pathways and Memory
Gordon Smith author Robin Elliott author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
Published:8th Nov '01
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Istvan Anhalt, born into a Jewish family in Budapest in 1919, studied with Zoltan Kodaly before being conscripted into a forced labour camp during World War II. This book provides biographical information on Anhalt's life in Europe and Canada, as well as critical articles on his music and writings.The first comprehensive study of Canadian composer and musician Istvan Anhalt.
"A fine tribute to one of our very great composers, long overdue. It is good to see that some of Anhalt's previously unpublished writings are being made public at last." Alan Gillmor, School for Studies in Art and Culture, Carleton University "A fascinating and important book in the history of Canadian music and musicians. Anyone interested in Canadian music, composers' thought processes, or Anhalt's life and music will find it quite absorbing." Paul Pederson, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
ISBN: 9780773521025
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496 pages