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The Nantucket diary of Ned Rorem, 1973-1985

American composer Ned Rorem offers readers a mellow, thoughtful, and candid chronicle of his life, work, and contemporaries. Ned Rorem writes that he is "a composer who writes, not a writer who composes". His wit remains bracing and his candor refreshing as he offers sharp critiques on the state of modern classical music and its creators. His accounts of times shared with luminaries and legends, musical and otherwise (including Leonard Bernstein, Edward Albee, Virgil Thomson, and Stephen Sondheim) are consistently enthralling and delightful. The outspoken hedonist of The Paris Diary may be older and more subdued now, but his incisive observations and unique outlook on life, both personal and creative, remain an unforgettable reading experience.

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