“SERENADING THE RELUCTANT EAGLE: American Musical Life, 1925-1945” By Nicholas Tawa
SERENADING THE RELUCTANT EAGLE: American Musical Life, 1925-1945. By Nicholas Tawa. 261 pp. New York: Schirmer Books, 1984, $19.95. Few books on the subject of American concert music provide much of either value or interest. Most tend to fall into one of two …