Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life, (Paperback)

from Harlan879

John Adams is a great composer, but not a great writer. He doesn't even write the librettos for his operas. The text of this book alternates between clunky and cliched unless he is talking about music, when it lights up. The book is also for a very limited audience. If you are unfamiliar with muc...

from nmele

When I read someone's memoir, what I am most interested in learning is what kind of person the writer might be. A select few describe their failures along with their achievements, and John Adams is one of that small group. (Pitcher David Wells, of all people, is another!) If I had never listened ...

from the.ken.petersen

This is a WONDERFUL book!!!!!! In just 318 pages, John Adams manages to tell his life story, give us a background into the creation of his major works, explain modern classical music in a style that does not exclude people, such as myself, who do not have a musical education and provides an insig...

from the.ken.petersen

This is a WONDERFUL book!!!!!! In just 318 pages, John Adams manages to tell his life story, give us a background into the creation of his major works, explain modern classical music in a style that does not exclude people, such as myself, who do not have a musical education and provides an insig...