Hallelujah junction : composing an American life / John Adams.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Picador, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 340 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780312428617
- 0312428618
- ML410.A233 A3 2009
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Includes indexes.
Winnipesaukee Gardens -- From Help to Let it be -- Free radicals -- Regal apparel -- Faulty wiring -- A harmony lesson -- The people are the heroes now -- Singing terrorists -- Mongrel airs -- The machine in the garden -- Technical difficulties -- How could this happen? -- A swirl of atoms -- Tree of life -- Garage sale of the mind.
An eminent composer shares the story of his life, from his childhood and early studies in classical composition to his minimalist and "docu-opera" achievements, in an account that evaluates his professional relationships and the social movements that inspired his creative process.