The Music of Billy Strayhorn by Walter van de Leur

Hardcover
328 pgs.
Oxford University Press, Publ.
Illustrated

"Something to Live For" is the first in-depth study of the music of composer-arranger Billy Strayhorn. It is meticulously researched, clearly written, and enriched with excerpts from Strayhorn's autograph scores, revealing details of his monumental 28-year contribution to the Duke Ellington Orchestra, as well as music he wrote for other contexts.