A Study of the American Characteristics of American Music
FAIN: GY-10411-76
Douglas C. McVarish
Trustees of Hampshire College (Amherst, MA 01002-3359)
To determine whether there are characteristics of art music composed in the U.S. which give it a uniquely American sound and, if they do exist, to delineate these characteristics and attempt to trace their origins. The result is an article or monograph which will state my findings.