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Duet with the Past

Daron Hagen
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      The first musical memoir to chronicle the world of the final generation of American composers mentored by America’s great 20th century masters. Hagen traces his transit from selfish young Midwestern musical prodigy from a gifted but troubled family to mid-career artist and family man in the tradition of composer-writers Hector Berlioz and Ned Rorem. Hagen’s memoir braids together three narratives: the first consists of vivid sketches of his many colleagues, friends, and mentors—including Leonard Bernstein, David Del Tredici, David Diamond, JoAnn Falletta, Lukas Foss, Otto Luening, Gian Carlo Menotti, Paul Muldoon, Vincent Persichetti, Ned Rorem, Paul Sperry, Virgil Thomson, Michael Torke, Gore Vidal, and Stephen Wadsworth, among others. The second narrative tracks Hagen’s career as the composer, conductor, stage director, and sometimes-librettist of thirteen successful operas, five symphonies, a dozen concertos, reams of chamber music, and over 350 art songs. The final, most personal narrative concerns his journey from euthanizing his terminally-ill mother at her request as a teenager to overcoming depression and alcoholism and finding fulfillment as a father and husband.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Daron Hagen EAN: 9781476677378 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 502 g HEIGHT: 254 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-04-04 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician WIDTH: 178 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, Composers and songwriters, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Memoirs

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      Daron Hagen is one of America’s most respected and sought-after composers. His wide-ranging career has included stage direction, libretto-writing, conducting, appearing as a pianist, clinician, essayist, music festival director, and foundation president. He lives in Rhinebeck, New York.
      The first musical memoir to chronicle the world of the final generation of American composers mentored by America’s great 20th century masters. Hagen traces his transit from selfish young Midwestern musical prodigy from a gifted but troubled family to mid-career artist and family man in the tradition of composer-writers Hector Berlioz and Ned Rorem. Hagen’s memoir braids together three narratives: the first consists of vivid sketches of his many colleagues, friends, and mentors—including Leonard Bernstein, David Del Tredici, David Diamond, JoAnn Falletta, Lukas Foss, Otto Luening, Gian Carlo Menotti, Paul Muldoon, Vincent Persichetti, Ned Rorem, Paul Sperry, Virgil Thomson, Michael Torke, Gore Vidal, and Stephen Wadsworth, among others. The second narrative tracks Hagen’s career as the composer, conductor, stage director, and sometimes-librettist of thirteen successful operas, five symphonies, a dozen concertos, reams of chamber music, and over 350 art songs. The final, most personal narrative concerns his journey from euthanizing his terminally-ill mother at her request as a teenager to overcoming depression and alcoholism and finding fulfillment as a father and husband.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Daron Hagen EAN: 9781476677378 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 502 g HEIGHT: 254 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-04-04 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician WIDTH: 178 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, Composers and songwriters, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Memoirs

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      Daron Hagen is one of America’s most respected and sought-after composers. His wide-ranging career has included stage direction, libretto-writing, conducting, appearing as a pianist, clinician, essayist, music festival director, and foundation president. He lives in Rhinebeck, New York.

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