Queer Arrangements by Lisa Barg

Queer Arrangements by Lisa Barg

The legacy of Black queer composer, arranger and pianist Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967) hovers at the edge of canonical jazz narratives. _Queer Arrangements_ explores the ways in which Strayhorn's identity as an openly gay Black jazz musician shaped his career, including the creative roles he could assume and the dynamics between himself and his collaborators, most famously Duke Ellington, but also iconic singers such as Lena Horne and Ella Fitzgerald. This new portrait of Strayhorn combines critical, historically-situated close readings of selected recordings, scores and performances with biography and cultural theory to pursue alternative interpretive jazz possibilities, Black queer historical routes and sounds. By looking at jazz history through the instrument(s) of Strayhorn's queer arrangements, this book sheds new light on his music and on jazz collaboration at midcentury.

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ISBN 13	9780819500649
ISBN 10	081950064X
Titel	Queer Arrangements
Autor	Lisa Barg
Serie	Music Culture
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Wesleyan University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2023-10-03
Seitenanzahl	288
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