String Quartet and Pre-recorded Sound Score and Parts with CD. Composed by Michael Daugherty (1954-). Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Softcover with CD. Boosey and Hawkes #M051105991. Published by Boosey and Hawkes (HL.48022599).
ISBN 9781476874265. 9x12 inches.
Inspired by J. Edgar Hoover, who directed the F.B.I. from 1924 until his death in 1972. Hoover's grim, threatening, yet darkly comic personality is ever-present in this work. Incorporates pre-recorded sound samples of Hoover's voice, an interesting twist on the director's wiretapping.
