Ebook: Dear Dorothy : Letters from Nicolas Slonimsky to Dorothy Adlow

In the mid-twentieth century renowned musicologist, conductor, and lexicographer Nicolas Slonimsky traveled to cities throughout the world to play and conduct music of the American avant-garde. From trips to Paris, Berlin, Havana, New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, and Moscow, Slonimsky wrote letters to his wife, the art critic Dorothy Adlow, vividly and humorously describing his adventures. ""Dear Dorothy: Letters from Nicolas Slonimsky to Dorothy Adlow"" is a collection of these missives. Though personal, they chronicle Slonimsky's work as an ambassador of modern musi.  Read more...