TY - BOOK AU - Adams,John TI - Hallelujah junction: composing an American life SN - 9780374281151 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - ML 410.A233 A3 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Farrar, Straus and Giroux KW - Adams, John, KW - Composers KW - United States KW - Biography N1 - Includes indexes; Winnipesaukee Gardens -- From Help to Let it be -- Free radicals -- Regal apparel -- Faulty wiring -- A harmony lesson -- The people are the heroes now -- Singing terrorists -- Mongrel airs -- The machine in the garden -- Technical difficulties -- How could this happen? -- A swirl of atoms -- Tree of life -- Garage sale of the mind N2 - An eminent composer shares the story of his life, from his childhood and early studies in classical composition to his minimalist and "docu-opera" achievements, in an account that evaluates his professional relationships and the social movements that inspired his creative process UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2008017922-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2008017922-d.html ER -