Charles Mingus: Epitaph - Study Score: Jazz Ensemble
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COMPOSER:
Charles Mingus
PUBLISHER:
Let My Children Hear Music
INSTRUMENTATION:
Jazz Ensemble
PRODUCT FORMAT:
Study Score
Epitaph, written for a 31-piece ensemble, was the masterwork of composer/bassist Charles Mingus. The extended suite is comprised of multiple movements reflecting a wealth of compositional styles (not just jazz) that demonstrate Mingus' invaluable contribution to 20th-century American music. Since
Specifications
Composer | Charles Mingus |
Publisher | Let My Children Hear Music |
Instrumentation | Jazz Ensemble |
Number of pages | 357 |
Product Format | Study Score |
Description Product Type | Studyscore |
Genre | Jazz |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
ISBN | 9781458418159 |
UPC | 884088544676 |
Series | Jazz Publications |
No. | HL07011810 |
Product Dimensions | 36,2 x 26,7 cm |
Description
Epitaph, written for a 31-piece ensemble, was the masterwork of composer/bassist Charles Mingus. The extended suite is comprised of multiple movements reflecting a wealth of compositional styles (not just jazz) that demonstrate Mingus' invaluable contribution to 20th-century American music. Since its last performance 15 years ago, additional movements have been discovered that were originally intended to be a part of the work. This unique 500-page score includes these missing movements along with historical and program notes. Prepared and edited under the guidance of Gunther Schuller and Sue Mingus, it provides a monumental resource for study and analysis. The first jazz composition of such magnitude ever to be published, it is presented in this edition as he left it: a summary work, a portrait for all time of his life in music. I wrote it for my tombstone. - Charles Mingus