{"product_id":"elliott-carters-iwhat-nexti-9781580464192","title":"Elliott Carter's What Next?","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first book about Elliott Carter's only opera--or indeed about any single work by this still-productive modern master.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1997, the eminent American composer Elliott Carter teamed with British music critic\/librettist Paul Griffiths to create the one-act opera \u003ci\u003eWhat Next?\u003c\/i\u003e Hailed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"theatrically dynamic\" and \"poignant,\" the opera explores how six people work together to emerge from the wreckage of an accident. Today, \u003ci\u003eWhat Next?\u003c\/i\u003e enjoys a prominent position in Carter's celebrated \"late late\" compositional period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the firstbook to focus exclusively on one Carter composition, Guy Capuzzo uses the metaphors of communication, cooperation, and separation to trace the dramatic arc of \u003ci\u003eWhat Next?\u003c\/i\u003e Through an approach that places stage action, words,and music on equal footing, Capuzzo's readings of four excerpts from the opera reveal the inner workings of Carter and Griffiths's tragicomedy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElliott Carter's \"What Next?\": Communication, Cooperation, and Separation\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on a significant work by a major figure in twentieth-century concert music and will be of interest to all who study American music, vocal music, and musical criticism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Guy Capuzzo is associate professor of music theory at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro.","brand":"Guy Capuzzo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280243634427,"sku":"9781580464192","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781580464192.jpg?v=1772485055","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/elliott-carters-iwhat-nexti-9781580464192","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}