Dvor'ak to Duke Ellington

Drawing upon a remarkable mix of intensive research and the personal experience of a career devoted to the music about which Dvor''ak so presciently spoke, Maurice Peress''s lively and convincing narrative treats readers to a rare and delightful glimpse behind the scenes of the burgeoning American school of music and beyond.In Dvor''ak to Duke Ellington, Peress begins by recounting the music''s fo...