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xii, 327 pages : 24 cm American composer, pianist, and orchestra leader Duke Ellington was the first genuine jazz composer of truly international status. In this book Ken Rattenbury offers the most thorough musical analysis ever written of Ellington?s works, assessing the extent to which Ellington drew on the black music traditions of blues and ragtime and the music of Tin Pan Alley, and examining how he integrated black folk music practices with elements of European art music Rattenbury, a professional jazz musician for over fifty years, investigates Ellington's methods of composing, focusing on works written, performed, and recorded between 1939 and 1941, years that witnessed the full flowering of Ellington's genius. He discusses the infinite care with which Ellington selected his musicians?players possessing, in addition to technical accomplishment, the unique folksy qualities of timbre and delivery necessary to contribute to the "Ellington sound." He remarks on Ellington's gifts as a melodist and songwriter, shedding light on the commercial aspect of his involvement with Tin Pan Alley. After examining two early Ellington compositions for piano, he closely analyzes full scores o

Who reads Duke Ellington,lazz Composer?

Author

Ken Rattenbury; Duke Ellington

Publisher

YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON & NEW HAVEN

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300044287

Category

music

Subjects

Music, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4.6 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14