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MacDowell

By: E. Douglas Bomberger

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A timeless tale of human strength and weakness set in one of the most vibrant periods of American musical history, MacDowell traces the composer's rise from humble beginnings in lower Manhattan to the pinnacle of musical fame, and the precipitous fall from grace that followed.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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ISBN 10

0199899290

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9780199899296

Brainard's Biographies of American Musicians

By: E. Douglas Bomberger

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Brainard's Biographies of American Musicians

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The series of biographical sketches published by Brainard's Musical World between 1877 and 1889 is notable for the diversity of the musicians profiled and for the entertaining personal information provided. This period witnessed the establishment of musical institutions and attitudes toward music that have shaped American music to the present day. The biographies present a cross-section of American musicians in the late 19th century, including singers, instrumentalists, writers, teachers, and composers. Among the musicians included are some of America's most prominent conductors, such as Theodore Thomas and Leopold Damrosch; composers, such as John Knowles Paine and George F. Root; writers, such as John S. Dwight and Amy Fay; teachers, such as William Mason and Erminia Rudersdorff; and performers, such as Emma Abbott and Maud Powell. Scores of less familiar musicians who were also instrumental in shaping America's music are included as well. Originally intended for general readers, the biographical sketches not only shed light on musical topics but also include personal information that is seldom found in a traditional dictionary and which speaks to the attitudes and concerns of the late 19th century society. This work will be of value to scholars and researchers of 19th-century American music and to those interested in the development of popular song. Entries are alphabetically arranged and include select bibliographies. A general bibliography and index are also included.

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352

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313032432

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9780313032431

An Index to Music Published in The Etude Magazine, 1883-1957

By: E. Douglas Bomberger

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An Index to Music Published in The Etude Magazine, 1883-1957

By: E. Douglas Bomberger

The Etude magazine, published continuously from 1883 to 1957, included musical compositions in every issue, for a total of over 10,000 works. This index provides bibliographic access to the music for the first time, with detailed listings of the contents of each issue as well as indexes by composer, title, text author, and instrumentation.

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591

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Lanham, Md. ; Toronto : Scarecrow Press

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0810852837

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9780810852839

A Tidal Wave of Encouragement

American Composers' Concerts in the Gilded Age

By: E. Douglas Bomberger

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A Tidal Wave of Encouragement

American Composers' Concerts in the Gilded Age

By: E. Douglas Bomberger

In July of 1884, pianist Calixa Lavallée performed a recital of works by American composers that began a highly influential series of such concerts. Over the course of the next decade, hundreds of all-American concerts were performed in the United States and Europe, a movement that fostered both the development and the perception of American music as a unique art form. A Tidal Wave of Encouragement-the title of which is derived from one observer's description of the movement-is the first in-depth study of this significant period in American music. Providing a comprehensive history of the Concerts as well as detailed accounts of the intense critical debate surrounding them, author E. Douglas Bomberger reveals how one decade shaped the future of American classical music and very much impacted the way we hear it today. The movement, crucial in focusing discussion on American music and providing performance opportunities for composers and musicians for whom no such opportunities had before existed, was far more extensive and widespread than most scholarship had credited it. This oversight is due in large part to the dearth of objective studies of the Concerts; previous considerations have tended either toward the merely nostalgic or toward the unnecessarily disparaging. Bomberger's work is a corrective to this, as well as much-needed historical and critical account of a project whose influence had yet to be fully acknowledged.

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256

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313073619

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9780313073618

Making Music American

1917 and the Transformation of Culture

By: E. Douglas Bomberger

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Making Music American

1917 and the Transformation of Culture

By: E. Douglas Bomberger

The year 1917 was unlike any other in American history, or in the history of American music. The United States entered World War I, jazz burst onto the national scene, and the German musicians who dominated classical music were forced from the stage. In this unsettled time, no one was safe from suspicion, but America's passion for music made the rewards high for those who could balance musical skill with diplomatic savvy.

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0190872314

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9780190872311

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MacDowell

MacDowell

Brainard's Biographies of American Musicians

Brainard's Biographies of American Musicians

An Index to Music Published in The Etude Magazine, 1883-1957

An Index to Music Published in The Etude Magazine, 1883-1957

A Tidal Wave of Encouragement

A Tidal Wave of Encouragement

Making Music American

Making Music American

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