Defending the Music

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Defending the Music is written by Michael Steinberg and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0197810217 (ISBN 10) and 9780197810217 (ISBN 13).

This volume compiles selections of Michael Steinberg's writings on music for the Boston Globe between 1964 and 1976, as a companion to the four previous collections of his program notes and essays previously published by OUP. Steinberg was known for his highly entertaining and accessible writing that made even the most complex aspects of music easy to understand. This book offers accessible musical insights, distinctive observations about the performers, composers, and programming at leading arts organizations, as well as an overview of Boston's musical life at the time.