Reflections on Malcolm Forsyth

Mary I. Ingraham,Robert C. Rival

ISBN 10: 1772124869 / ISBN 13: 9781772124866

Published by University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, Alberta, 2019

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8vo pp. 261, "Malcolm Forsyth (1936â "2011) was a musical legend: a much-loved composer, performer, teacher, and mentor. Reflections on Malcolm Forsyth presents a captivating and approachable portrait of one of Canadaâ s finest modern composers. Readers will discover both public and private sides to the man and gain fresh insights from critical assessments of a broad range?

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reflections on Malcolm Forsyth
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, Alberta
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1772124869
• ISBN 13: 9781772124866
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No dustjacket
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music

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Synopsis

Malcolm Forsyth (1936–2011) was a musical legend: a much-loved composer, performer, teacher, and mentor. Reflections on Malcolm Forsyth presents a captivating and approachable portrait of one of Canada’s finest modern composers. Readers will discover both public and private sides to the man and gain fresh insights from critical assessments of a broad range of Forsyth’s compositions, his continuing popular appreciation, and his lasting influence on the next generation of musicians and music scholars. Drawing from the perspectives of leading scholars, composers, and musicians, as well as on those of family, friends, students, and colleagues, Reflections on Malcolm Forsyth honours the rich life and cultural significance of this exceptional creative mind. It is important reading for music students and researchers, professional performers, and anyone who loves contemporary music.

Contributors: Tommy Banks, Allan Gordon Bell, Nora Bumanis, Robin Elliott, Amanda Forsyth, Valerie Forsyth, Allan Gilliland, Carl Hare, Mary I. Ingraham, Edward Jurkowski, Ryan McClelland, John McPherson, Fordyce C. (Duke) Pier, Roxane Prevost, Kathy Primos, Tanya Prochazka, Leonard Ratzlaff, Rayfield Rideout, Robert C. Rival, Julia Shaw, Dale Sorensen, Christopher Taylor

About the Author

Mary I. Ingraham is Dean of Fine Arts at the University of Lethbridge. Robert C. Rival is a composer and scholar who teaches at the University of Ottawa.