Kay Dreyfus Books

Percy Grainger emerges as a pivotal yet overlooked figure in American music history, characterized as a 'hyper-modernist.' He defied traditional norms with compositions featuring bold dissonance and innovative approaches to folk song collection and adaptation. Grainger's reimagining of the modern orchestra and his experimentation with 'ego-less' composition further highlight his unique contributions to twentieth-century modernism, positioning him as a significant, albeit unconventional, artist in the musical landscape.

In this major recount of the experience of the Weintraubs Syncopators (The Weintraubs Syncopators, international exiled musical celebrities of the 1930s). Kay Dreyfus pieces together the complex personal, social and political forces at work in this story of migration at a time of insecurity, fear and dramatic conflict. Dreyfus from Monash Uni