From her childhood in Detroit to her professional career in New York City, American composer Lucia Dlugoszewski (1925–2000) lived a life of relentless creativity as a poet and writer, composer for dance, theater, and film, and, eventually, choreographer. Forging her own path after briefly studying with John Cage and Edgard Varèse, Dlugoszewski tackled the musical issues of her time. She expanded sonic resources, invented instruments, brought new focus to timbre and texture, collaborated with artists across disciplines, and incorporated spiritual, psychological, and philosophical influences into her work. Remembered today almost solely as the musical director for the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, Dlugoszewski's compositional output, writings on aesthetics, creative relationships, and graphic poetry deserve careful examination on their own terms within the history of American experimental music.
By:
Amy C. Beal
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 31
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780520386655
ISBN 10: 0520386655
Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 31 May 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Margins, Shadows, and Footnotes: An Introduction 1 • Lucille in Detroit (1925–48) 2 • Letters from New York (1949–51) 3 • New York Beginnings: A Broader View (1950–53) 4 • Expanding Creativity and Collaboration (1953–60) 5 • The Disparate Element (1960–70) 6 • Aesthetic Immediacy (1970–80) 7 • Rage (1980–87) 8 • Losses (1988–2000) Out from the Shadows: A Conclusion Appendix 1: Selected Works List Appendix 2: Lucia Dlugoszewski–Erick Hawkins Collaborations Appendix 3: Discography Notes Sources and Bibliography Index
Amy C. Beal is Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and author of New Music, New Allies: American Experimental Music in West Germany from the Zero Hour to Reunification, Carla Bley, and Johanna Beyer.
Reviews for Terrible Freedom: The Life and Work of Lucia Dlugoszewski
" ""A fascinating and necessary first sketch of an important figure emerging from the margins."" * The Wire *"