{"product_id":"deems-taylor-james-pegolotti-9780415979573","title":"Deems Taylor: Selected Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeems Taylor (1885-1966) was a composer, music critic, author, commentator, translator, and artist. He was the first American composer commissioned to write an opera by New York's Metropolitan Opera, and composed orchestral and solo works that remain part of the repertoire. He gained fame initially introducing the regular radio broadcasts of the New York Philharmonic in the mid-'30s; his fame was so great, that animator Walt Disney invited him to be the on-screen host of \u003cem\u003eFantasia\u003c\/em\u003e. Taylor wrote for many popular journals, including \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the daily press, and his work was collecting in many best-selling books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaylor's biographer, James Pegolotti, has made a fresh selection of the best of Taylor's writings on music for this new volume. Divided into parts reflecting a chronological look at Taylor's entire career, the work exposes the reader to Taylor's wit and keen intellect. Pegolotti has written brief introductions for each section, placing Taylor's work in the context of its time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeems Taylor: Selected Writings\u003c\/em\u003e brings into full view a forgotten important music reviewer and social commentator of the first half of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Pegolotti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415979579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415979573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"James Pegolotti","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086677258495,"sku":"9780415979573","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_411ce16e-4edf-4264-97f0-fde54522c317.jpg?v=1769095972","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deems-taylor-james-pegolotti-9780415979573","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}