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Opera at the Bandstand

Then and Now

By: George W. Martin

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In Opera at the Bandstand: Then and Now, George W. Martin surveys the role of concert bands during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in making contemporary opera popular. He also chronicles how in part they lost their audience in the second half of the twentieth century by abandoning operatic repertory. Martin begins with the Dodworth bands in New York City from the 1850s and moves to the American tour of French conductor and composer Louis Antoine Jullien, bandmaster Patrick S. Gilmore’s jubilee festivals, the era of John Philip Sousa from 1892 to 1932, performances of the Goldman Band of New York City from 1920 to 2005, and finally the wind ensembles sparked by Frederick Fennell. He illustrates the degree to which operatic material comprised these bands’ overall repertory and provides detailed programs in the appendixes. Opera at the Bandstand describes how the technological advancements sweeping the country, such as radio, automobiles, recordings, television, and air conditioning, along with changes in demographics, affected the country’s musical life. It will appeal to bandmasters and their players, as well as those with an interest in American history, music, popular culture, and opera.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810888548

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9780810888548

History of Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis, Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, by Rev. Edward D. Neill, and Outlines of the History of Minnesota, by J. Fletcher Williams

By: George E. Warner

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History of Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis, Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, by Rev. Edward D. Neill, and Outlines of the History of Minnesota, by J. Fletcher Williams

By: George E. Warner

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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3385427657

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9783385427655

Edouard Remenyi

Musician, Litterateur, and Man: an Appreciation

By: Gwendolyn Dunlevy Kelley,George P. Upton

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Edouard Remenyi

Musician, Litterateur, and Man: an Appreciation

By: Gwendolyn Dunlevy Kelley,George P. Upton

A biography of the great Hungarian violinist Edouard Remenyi, an illustrious musical figure of the 19th century, a court violinist to Queen Victoria and Louis Napoleon, a lifelong friend of Franz Liszt, and the man credited with bringing the talents of Johannes Brahms, to light after discovering the impoverished, barely 18 year old genius, playing in a sailor's saloon on the Hamburg waterfront.This contains detailed sketches of his life and career by his friends and contemporaries, and has critical reviews of his playing and selections from his literary papers and correspondence. Contributors include: Madame Remenyi, Colonel Henry J. Kowalsky, E.T. Cornelis, Morris Cukor, Dr. Alexander Rixa and others.This book also features nine illustrated portraits of Remenyi including one of his with Brahms, one with Maximillian Vogrich, his death mask, a portrait of Remenyi with Stradivarius and a few others. This is certainly more than a simple biography. It is a collection of biographical documents, many of them entrusted by Remenyi, others (mainly friends and associates) contributed by solicitation of the editor.

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277

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The Minerva Group, Inc.

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0898751470

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9780898751475

Contested Terrains And Constructed Categories

Contemporary Africa In Focus

By: George Clement Bond

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Contested Terrains And Constructed Categories

Contemporary Africa In Focus

By: George Clement Bond

Contested Terrains and Constructed Categories brings together intellectuals from a variety of fields, backgrounds, generations, and continents to deepen and reinvigo-rate the theoretical and intellectual integrity of African studies. Building on recent debate within African studies that has revolved around the role of Africanists in the United States as “gatekeepers” of knowledge about Africa and Africans, this volume of interdisciplinary essays focuses on the contested character of the production of knowledge itself. In every chapter, case studies and ethnographic materials, drawn from such regions as South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, the Malagasy Republic, Angola, Ghana, and Senegal, demonstrate the application of theory to concrete situations.

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Routledge

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0429969899

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9780429969898

Verdi in America

Oberto Through Rigoletto

By: George Whitney Martin

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Verdi in America

Oberto Through Rigoletto

By: George Whitney Martin

A renowned Verdi authority offers here the often-astounding first history of how Verdi's early operas -- including one of his great masterpieces, Rigoletto -- made their way into America's musical life.

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University Rochester Press

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1580463886

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The Standard Operas - Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers

By: George P Upton

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The Standard Operas - Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers

By: George P Upton

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Shelley Press

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160303367X

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9781603033671

Fall River Public Library. Appendix No. 1. March, 1875

By: George W. Rankin

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Fall River Public Library. Appendix No. 1. March, 1875

By: George W. Rankin

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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Opera at the Bandstand

Opera at the Bandstand

History of Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis, Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, by Rev. Edward D. Neill, and Outlines of the History of Minnesota, by J. Fletcher Williams

History of Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis, Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, by Rev. Edward D. Neill, and Outlines of the History of Minnesota, by J. Fletcher Williams

Edouard Remenyi

Edouard Remenyi

Contested Terrains And Constructed Categories

Contested Terrains And Constructed Categories

Verdi in America

Verdi in America

The Standard Operas - Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers

The Standard Operas - Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers

Fall River Public Library. Appendix No. 1. March, 1875

Fall River Public Library. Appendix No. 1. March, 1875

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