Hovhaness, Alan. (1911-2000). Autograph Musical Quotation, "Magnificat." . A 3.5 x 6.5 inch First Day Cover honoring George Gershwin, signed with a three-measure AMQS by the prolific American composer of Armenian descent. Fine.
"Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer (rather as Ernest Bloch is seen as a Jewish composer), his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic." (Richard Buell, Boston Globe)
"Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer (rather as Ernest Bloch is seen as a Jewish composer), his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic." (Richard Buell, Boston Globe)
Hovhaness, Alan. (1911-2000). Autograph Musical Quotation, "Magnificat." . A 3.5 x 6.5 inch First Day Cover honoring George Gershwin, signed with a three-measure AMQS by the prolific American composer of Armenian descent. Fine.
"Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer (rather as Ernest Bloch is seen as a Jewish composer), his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic." (Richard Buell, Boston Globe)
"Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer (rather as Ernest Bloch is seen as a Jewish composer), his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic." (Richard Buell, Boston Globe)