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They Shot, He Scored : The Life and Music of Eldon Rathburn

30 Apr 2019

Eldon Davis Rathburn (1916 2008), one of the most multi-dimensional, prolific, and endlessly fascinating composers of the twentieth century, wrote more music than any other Canadian composer of his generation. During a long and productive career that spanned seventy-five years, Rathburn served for thirty years as a staff composer with the National Film Board of Canada (1947 76), scored the first generation of IMAX films, and created a diverse catalogue of orchestral and chamber works. With the aid of extensive archival and documentary materials, They Shot, He Scored chronicles Rathburn's life and works, beginning with his formative years in Saint John, New Brunswick, and his breakthrough in Los Angeles in connection with Arnold Schoenberg and the LA Philharmonic Orchestra. The book follows his work at the NFB, his close encounters with some of the most celebrated international figures in his field, and his collaboration with the team of innovators who launched the IMAX film corporation. James Wright undertakes a close analytical reading of Rathburn's film and concert scores to outline his methods, compositional techniques, influences, and idiosyncratic approach to instrumentation, as well as his proto-postmodern proclivity for borrowing from diverse styles and genres. Authoritative and insightful, They shot, he scored illuminates the extraordinary career of an unsung creative force in the film and music industry.-$cProvided by publisher.
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Authors

James K. Wright, Allyson Rogers

Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes filmography (pages 237-243), discography(pages 265-275), bibliographical references (pages 321-338) and index
Control Number Identifier
CaOOCEL
Date published
2019.
Description conventions
rda
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
780.92
Dewey Decimal Edition Number
23
Distributor
Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
General Note
Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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ISBN
9780773558465 0773558462
LCCN
ML410.R225
LCCN Item number
W95 2019eb
Modifying agency
CaBNVSL
Original cataloging agency
NLC
Physical Description | Extent
1 electronic text (xix, 362 pages)
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario
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CaOOCEL
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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(CaBNVSL)kck00239696 (OCoLC)1080221123 (CaOOCEL)456844
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Mode of access: World Wide Web
Transcribing agency
NLC

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