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The Nantucket Diary of Ned Rorem, 1973-1985
Author(s): Ned Rorem (Author)
- Publisher: North Point Pr
- Publication Date: January 1, 1987
- Language: English
- Print length: 634 pages
- ISBN-10: 0865472599
- ISBN-13: 9780865472594
Book Description
Selections from the diaries of the American composer share his thoughts on music, current events, literature, friends, and fellow composers
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
This latest installment of the candid musings of the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer are less offensive and more melancholy in tone than the previous Paris & New York Diaries (North Point Pr., 1983). Rorem has never been shy about baring his soul, and one senses an increasing angst as he chronicles his physical ailments and the passing of friends and acquaintances. His world is populated by the literati of our timeartists, writers, musicians, criticswho all seem to enjoy fine food, French puns, and ponderous conversation. Rorem is the intellectual’s Hedda Hopper, but here the gossip is mitigated by occasional perceptive truths and revelatory observations. An amusing read, not to everyone’s taste, that still illuminates the contemporary social/cultural scene.Larry Lipkis, Music Dept., Moravian Coll., Bethlehem, Pa.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
