Burning Books was founded in 1979 by writer/editor Melody Sumner Carnahan and artist/designer Michael Sumner and is dedicated to avant-garde fiction, music, and art. Author/Artist/Collaborators include John Cage, Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson, Robert Ashley, Madeline Gins, Joan La Barbara, Larry Polansky, Mark Weber, Barbara Golden, Toma Longinovic, Steina, Woody Vasulka, Charles Amirkhanian, Michael Peppe, K. Atchley, Sheila Davies, Patrick Sumner, Laetitia Sonami, Susan Stone, Charles Shere, Dino J.A. Deane.
Designated by the NEA in 1987 as one of the "best independent press books of the year," this book is compilation of the texts, scores, and ideas of seven American composers who use words as an integral part of their compositions. Each chapter includes a text in the form of libretto or lyrics, often with complete score. Also included are interviews with each composer about her or his ideas on music, daily life, consciousness, the future, and possibilities.
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