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Book Review
Dec. 8th, 2021 10:26 pmGay Guerrilla: Julius Eastman and His Music
edited by Renee Levine Packer and Mary Jane Leach
This book of essays about the composer Julius Eastman, whose music I love, covers a lot of ground despite its modest length. The biographical material gives a fairly thorough and vivid account of the man and his life, despite the fact that Eastman was somewhat elusive and hard to really know. The fact that so many of the authors had personal contact with Eastman makes this material especially compelling. The chapters that cover his music are very illuminating as regards the processes and structures in his work and have deepened my own listening to this music. It's all just as interesting as the music itself.
edited by Renee Levine Packer and Mary Jane Leach
This book of essays about the composer Julius Eastman, whose music I love, covers a lot of ground despite its modest length. The biographical material gives a fairly thorough and vivid account of the man and his life, despite the fact that Eastman was somewhat elusive and hard to really know. The fact that so many of the authors had personal contact with Eastman makes this material especially compelling. The chapters that cover his music are very illuminating as regards the processes and structures in his work and have deepened my own listening to this music. It's all just as interesting as the music itself.
