Auteur: Wierzbicki James Wierzbicki

Sound has always been an integral component of the moviegoing experience. Even during the so-called silent era, motion pictures were regularly accompanied by live music, lectures, and sound effects. …

Derided for its conformity and consumerism, 1950s America paid a price in anxiety. Prosperity existed under the shadow of a mushroom cloud. Optimism wore a Bucky Beaver smile that masked worry over t …

This compact introduction to the life and works of composer Elliott Carter provides a fresh perspective on one of the most significant American composers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. …