Index

Contents

Acknowledgments vii

1  Introduction 1

2  Setting the Stage 13

3  The First Movement 19

4  Tension and Release 47

5  Duet for Stanford and Yamaha 73

6  From Exposition to Development 97

7  Plucking the Golden Gate Bridge 123

8  Recapitulation and Variations 143

9  Coda 159

Appendix: Interviews Conducted by Author 171 
Notes 173 
References 209 
Index 227