Settling Scores Softcover

Settling Scores: A Life In The Margins Of American Music Details One Life Lived In The Margins Of Americas Musical Consciousness. From A Working-class Background In Gritty North Philadelphia To The Sanctity Of European Concert Stages, From Imagined Dangers Lurking Along The Waterfronts In Mysterious Asian Cities To The Real Dangers Lurking In The Narrow Minds Of Those Who Uphold The Status Quo In American Music, This Book Reveals The Life Of One Who Embraced Change, And, In The Process, Gained Political Leverage And Intellectual Freedom. It Is The Story Of Joseph Franklin And A Legion Of Collaborators, And It Is A Snapshot View Of A Slice Of Americas Musical Landscape In The Final Quarter Of The 20th Century, Including A History Of Relche And The Relche Ensemble.