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Chou Wen-Chung: The Life and Work of a Contemporary Chinese-Born American Composer. By Peter M. Chang. (Composers of North America, No. 25.) Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006. [241 p. ISBN 0-8108-5296-9. $65.] Music examples, illustrations, index.

A monograph on the life and work of Chou Wen-Chung, a prominent Chinese American composer who has contributed much to the development of postwar contemporary music in North America and abroad, is long overdue. In this book, Peter M. Chang offers a detailed chronological survey and analysis of Chou's music spanning over five decades. The book is organized into eight chapters: an overview of Chou's compositional style ...

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