AMERICAN MUSIC SERIES                                                                              78a,b

David Horne

with Vivian Perlis

Lenox, Massachusetts

July 28, 1992

TABLE OF CONTENTS

side a                                                                                                              pp. 1-15

Early beginnings as a composer--family background--early piano studies and schooling--first exposure to the Rite of Spring --the problems and conflicts of writing new music--music as a personal statement--music as the most complex art form--the ‘first hearing’ of a work--musical and academic training at Saint Mary’s Music School--winning a national piano competition--signing with Boosey and Hawkes

side b                                                                                                             pp. 16-29

The advantages of having a publisher--continuing studies in the United States at the Curtis Institute--working with Ned Rorem-- ‘American’ sounding music--thoughts on harmony--serialism--orchestration--Out of the Air --Contraries and Progressions --works in progress (piano concerto)--works for commission (song cycle)--thoughts on text-setting--plans for the future--the composition program at Tanglewood--pluralism