Project Gutenberg 2022-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 129 Sessions, Roger 1896 1985 56012976 Reflections on the Music Life in the United States $aUnited States :$bMerlin Press,$c1956. Merlin music books, v. 6 Background and conditions -- Early history -- Concerts -- Musical theater -- Music education -- Musical opinion -- Composers and their ideas: Nationalism. Quest for popularity. Countercurrents. Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Reflections on the Music Life in the United States" by Roger Sessions is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This work explores the development of music in the U.S. over the past several decades, focusing particularly on the period since World War I. The author reflects on the challenges and triumphs faced by American composers and musicians, aiming to capture the evolution of the cultural landscape surrounding music in the United States. The opening of the book sets the stage for a thorough examination of the American music scene, discussing its historical context and the conditions that have influenced musical development. Roger Sessions shares his personal journey as a composer, detailing how he and his contemporaries navigated a music environment that predominantly valued European traditions. He highlights contrasts between past and present attitudes, emphasizing how contemporary American musicians now find greater support and opportunities for their work. The narrative reflects on various facets, from concert life to music education, while hinting at broader cultural implications of these developments in the societal fabric of the U.S. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015007984738 20200731030905sessions 1956 US Reading ease score: 42.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Music -- United States ML Text Category: History - American Category: Music 187115 2025-07-26T12:57:42.204257 text/html 163634 2024-10-18T18:36:09 text/html 350074 2025-07-26T12:57:45.906255 application/epub+zip 348201 2025-07-26T12:57:43.010233 application/epub+zip 164610 2025-07-26T12:57:42.541284 application/epub+zip 404478 2025-07-26T12:57:48.441254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383502 2025-07-26T12:57:45.581251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199573 2022-09-30T08:30:38.464441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167458 2025-07-26T12:57:41.991255 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147408 2024-10-18T18:36:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16771 2025-07-26T12:57:48.590220 application/rdf+xml 17892 2025-07-26T12:57:42.701268 image/jpeg 2793 2025-07-26T12:57:42.618255 image/jpeg 305281 2025-07-26T12:57:42.223295 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia