Maurice Peress is a Professor of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music, City University of New York, and the Graduate School of the City of New York.
"Peress has in-depth and first-hand knowledge of the subject as he
worked with Ellington, edited and'or orchestrated five of
Ellington's symphonic works, and has presented a number of
critically acclaimed historically accurate concert
recreations...With an unparalleled background in music and
research, Peress is uniquely suited to delve into the topic at
hand, and does so with skillful results,...there is not a graduate
composition or conducting major who would
not benefit from reading this highly personal tome." --JCG
"For anyone interested in a good look at a poorly understood line
of American musical history, or for anyone interested in a simple,
fascinating story of music and genius, Peress's Dvorak to Duke
Ellington is a captivating read." --International Musician
"What makes Dvorák to Duke Ellington so compelling is that it is
written by an accomplished conductor who collaborated with
Ellington late in his life on the orchestration and/or creation of
some of his major compositions, most notably Black, Brown, and
Beige and Queenie Pie. Among Peress's most significant achievements
is his balancing of an almost irrepressible enthusiasm for the
music he champions with a more objective
judgement that needs to be brought to bear on what is still a raw
topic: namely, how do we come to terms with the complicated
miscegenation that is American music?"--Symphony
"Peress has in-depth and first-hand knowledge of the subject as he
worked with Ellington, edited and'or orchestrated five of
Ellington's symphonic works, and has presented a number of
critically acclaimed historically accurate concert
recreations...With an unparalleled background in music and
research, Peress is uniquely suited to delve into the topic at
hand, and does so with skillful results,...there is not a graduate
composition or conducting major who would
not benefit from reading this highly personal tome." --JCG
"For anyone interested in a good look at a poorly understood line
of American musical history, or for anyone interested in a simple,
fascinating story of music and genius, Peress's Dvorak to Duke
Ellington is a captivating read." --International Musician
"What makes Dvorak to Duke Ellington so compelling is that it is
written by an accomplished conductor who collaborated with
Ellington late in his life on the orchestration and/or creation of
some of his major compositions, most notably Black, Brown, and
Beige and Queenie Pie. Among Peress's most significant achievements
is his balancing of an almost irrepressible enthusiasm for the
music he champions with a more objective judgement
that needs to be brought to bear on what is still a raw topic:
namely, how do we come to terms with the complicated miscegenation
that is American music?"--Symphony
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