Includes bibliographical references ( page 143) and index
Awakenings: musical experiences through the early 1930s -- Breakthroughs: first professional successes in the 1930s and 1940s -- Evolutions: compositional maturity in the 1950s -- Loyalties: the prolific 1960s -- Celebrations: reflection and reaffirmation in the 1970s -- The music of Alec Wilder: an assessment