Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- A Note on Sources -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Awakenings: Musical Experiences through the Early 1930s -- 2. Breakthroughs: First Professional Successes in the 1930s and 1940s -- 3. Evolutions: Compositional Maturity in the 1950s -- 4. Loyalties: The Prolific 1960s -- 5. Celebrations: Reflection and Reaffirmation in the 1970s -- 6. The Music of Alec Wilder: An Assessment -- Notes -- Selected Works -- For Further Reading -- Suggested Listening -- Index.