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Prepare for Saints: Gertrude Stein, Virgil Thomson, and the Mainstreaming of American Modernism Hardback - 1999

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Studies the collaboration between Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thompson in the creation of the opera, Four Saints in Three Acts, and explores the evolution of the avant-garde into the mainstream.

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  • Title Prepare for Saints: Gertrude Stein, Virgil Thomson, and the Mainstreaming of American Modernism
  • Author Steven Watson
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 371
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House (NY), New York
  • Publication date January 26, 1999
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780679441397 / 0679441395
  • Weight 1.51 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.56 x 6.42 x 1.26 in (24.28 x 16.31 x 3.20 cm)
  • Category Music/Songbooks
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 98017496
  • Dewey Decimal Code 782.1
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