Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 388
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Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-0-8108-8825-8 • Hardback • January 2019 • $129.00 • (£99.00)
978-1-5381-5823-4 • Paperback • May 2021 • $44.00 • (£35.00)
Brett Scott is associate professor of ensembles and conducting at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Prior to his appointment at the University of Cincinnati, he was director of choral activities at the University of Rochester and taught at the Eastman School of Music. Scott is an expert on contemporary music and Canadian music. He has presented at national and international conferences, and has had articles published in several scholarly choral journals. He has served as editor of Chorus America’s Research Memorandum Series and associate editor of NCCO’s The Choral Scholar.
Part I – The Biography
Chapter 1 – Family Background, Childhood, Teenage Years and University
Chapter 2 - Uncertainty, the Temporal Muse, and Wanderlust
Chapter 3 – Homecoming and Education from the Other Side
Chapter 4 – Academia, Notoriety, and New Endeavors
Chapter 5 – Country Life, Renewed Creativity, and Change
Chapter 6 - Two Loves, Financial Concerns, and Homeland
Chapter 7 – Solitude, Reconciliation, and New Challenges
Part II – The Writings
Chapter 8 – The Educational Writings
Chapter 9 – The Soundscape Writings
Chapter 10 – Scholarly Writings and Non-Fiction
Chapter 11 – The Works of Fiction
Part III – The Theatrical Works
Chapter 12 – Loving and the non-Patria Works
Chapter 13 – The Patria Cycle
Part IV – The Compositions
Chapter 14 – The Early and Transitional Compositions
Chapter 15 – The Compositions for Choir
Chapter 16 – The Compositions for Voice
Chapter 17 – The Concerti and other Orchestral Works
Chapter 18 – The Chamber, Solo, and Electronic Compositions
Appendix 1 – Chronological List of Compositions
Appendix 2 – Discography
This extensive book about R. Murray Schafer – often referred to as Canada’s most famous composer – is a significant because of its comprehensive accounts of his life, his innovative and wide-ranging artistic, scholarly and literary work, and his social conscience
— Barry Traux, professor emeritus, Simon Fraser University
Brett Scott’s book is a masterful examination of the life and creative output of one of Canada’s leading composers, educators, and activists. By weaving together information from R. Murray Schafer’s journals and writings, interviews with the composer and his family, Scott paints a fascinating and honest portrait of this brilliant and complex human being whose artistic gifts continue to astound. This will be the essential resource for scholars seeking information about R. Murray Schafer.
— Hilary Apfelstadt, professor emerita of Choral Studies, The University of Toronto