Duke Ellington Studies

John Howland (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim)

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Cambridge University Press
20 February 2020

Music; Theory of music & musicology; Jazz; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles; Popular culture

Series: Cambridge Composer Studies

Duke Ellington (1899–1974) is widely considered the jazz tradition's most celebrated composer. This engaging yet scholarly volume explores his long career and his rich cultural legacy from a broad range of in-depth perspectives, from the musical and historical to the political and international. World-renowned scholars and musicians examine Ellington's influence on jazz music, its criticism, and its historiography. The chronological structure of the volume allows a clear understanding of the development of key themes, with chapters surveying his work and his reception in America and abroad. By both expanding and reconsidering the contexts in which Ellington, his orchestra, and his music are discussed, Duke Ellington Studies reflects a wealth of new directions that have emerged in jazz studies, including focuses on music in media, class hierarchy discourse, globalization, cross-cultural reception, and the role of marketing, as well as manuscript score studies and performance studies.

Edited by: John Howland (Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781108792530
ISBN 10: 1108792537
Series: Cambridge Composer Studies
Pages: 332
Publication Date: 20 February 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Howland is Professor of Music History at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim and formerly an associate professor of musicology, jazz studies, and American Studies at Rutgers University, New Jersey. He is the co-founder and former editor of the journal Jazz Perspectives, as well as the author of 'Ellington Uptown': Duke Ellington, James P. Johnson, and the Birth of Concert Jazz (2009).

Reviews for Duke Ellington Studies

'Few publications among the literature on Duke Ellington to have appeared in recent years ... can claim to have shed as much light on their subject as the impressive collection of essays assembled by John Howland for his new symposium, Duke Ellington Studies.' Mervyn Cooke, Music and Letters