Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my wife Isabelle, my son Léo, and my dog Jack for bearing with me during the preparation of this book. To my parents—thanks for everything, but especially for supporting my various musical endeavors throughout my youth. Thanks to Megan Ball, via Kyle Schneider, for her interest in the book idea and for guidance during the proposal stage. For their help in preparing this book, thank you to Mary LaMacchia, Kristina Ryan, Peter Linsley, Maureen Leaman, and special thanks to Francis Rumsey for his role as technical editor. For their help with the audio examples, I would like to thank composer John Adams and Nonesuch Records, Maestro Alexis Hauser and the members of the McGill Symphony Orchestra (also featured ...

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