Making Music for Modern Dance: Collaboration in the Formative Years of a New American Art

Katherine Teck

ISBN 10: 0199743207 / ISBN 13: 9780199743209

Published by Oxford University Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Music for Modern Dance: Collaboration in the Formative Years of a New American Art
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199743207
• ISBN 13: 9780199743209
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Making Music for Modern Dance traces the collaborative approaches, working procedures, and aesthetic views of the artists who forged a new and distinctly American art form during the first half of the 20th century. The book offers riveting first-hand accounts from innovative artists in the throes of their creative careers and provides a cross-section of the challenges faced by modern choreographers and composers in America. These articles are complemented by excerpts from astute observers of the music and dance scene as well as by retrospective evaluations of past collaborative practices.

Beginning with the careers of pioneers Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Ted Shawn, and continuing through the avant-garde work of John Cage for Merce Cunningham, the book offers insights into the development of modern dance in relation to its music. Editor Katherine Teck's introductions and afterword offer historical context and tie the artists' essays in with collaborative practices in our own time. The substantive notes suggest further materials of interest to students, practicing dance artists and musicians, dance and music history scholars, and to all who appreciate dance.

About the Author

A former studio musician for dance, Katherine Teck is the author of three previous books about musical collaboration for modern dance and ballet. She has also taught college dance department courses in music.