{"product_id":"duke-ellingtons-symphonic-visions-paperback","title":"Duke Ellington's Symphonic Visions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuca Bragalini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Schiff\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eAloma Bardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuke Ellington's Symphonic Visions\u003c\/i\u003e, the culmination of a decade-long study of Ellington's compositions for the symphony orchestra by author Luca Bragalini, is the first book entirely dedicated to Ellington's symphonic music. \u003ci\u003eDuke Ellington's Symphonic Visions\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds across five chapters, each dedicated to a distinct composition, concluding in a deeper understanding of Ellington's motivations for recording \"La Scala, She Too Pretty to Be Blue\" amidst numerous musical and cultural challenges. Later chapters, six and seven, examine a posthumous symphonic ballet sketched by Ellington on his deathbed and the remarkable discovery of a previously unpublished score titled \u003ci\u003eCelebration\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough personal interviews with the musicians involved in the Milan recording session and immersive archival research, some appearing in English for the first time, Bragalini embarks on a meticulous journey that traverses Europe, Canada, and Harlem. Published in English with the collaboration of the International Center for American Music, \u003ci\u003eDuke Ellington's Symphonic Visions\u003c\/i\u003e transcends specialist discourse by offering insights into Ellington's symphonic repertoire that illuminate his political ideologies, the Harlem Renaissance, and the role of religion in the African American community. Illustrated with unpublished photographs by a prominent postwar Italian photojournalist who captured Ellington's collaboration with the Orchestra Sinfonica della Scala and interdisciplinary in nature, the book is an engaging read and integrates musicology with art history, literature, urban history, photography, and sociology to unravel the enigmatic persona of Ellington and shed light on a previously obscure aspect of his oeuvre.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuca Bragalini\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history and analysis of jazz at the Music Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi of Milan. Bragalini was a distinguished scholar at Reed College where he offered a series of lectures on Ellington. He has discovered unpublished works by Duke Ellington, Chet Baker, and Luciano Chailly and is author of the Italian edition of this book, \u003ci\u003eDalla Scala a Harlem: I sogni sinfonici di Duke Ellington\u003c\/i\u003e, named Best Musicological Book of 2018 by the Jazzit Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978176725293,"sku":"9781496860156","price":55.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/OwRz4rTrok9781496860156.webp?v=1775800848","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/duke-ellingtons-symphonic-visions-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}