Francis Johnson (1792-1844)

Francis Johnson (1792-1844)
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Publisher : Associated University Presse
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 0934223866
ISBN-13 : 9780934223867
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Francis Johnson (1792-1844) by : Charles Kelley Jones

"Johnson pursued all phases of his music with unmatched skill and fervor, even to the detriment of his health. At the time of his untimely death in 1844, Johnson had become the most prolific and widely traveled American composer, bandmaster, and performer in our nation's first century."--Jacket.

Nineteenth-Century British Music Studies

Nineteenth-Century British Music Studies
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9780429627200
ISBN-13 : 0429627203
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Nineteenth-Century British Music Studies by : Bennett Zon

Originally published in 1999, this volume of essays arises from the first biennial Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain conference, held at the University of hull in July 1997. Like the conference, this book seeks to expand and reassess our current knowledge of musical life in Britain during the nineteenth century, as well as to challenge the preconceptions of earlier attitudes and scholarship. This volume covers a cohesive range of subjects and materials intended not only as a revision of past views and scholarship, but also as a tool for further research. It provides a vigorous reconsideration of the musical activity of the period.

Music and Performance Culture in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Music and Performance Culture in Nineteenth-Century Britain
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 387
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ISBN-10 : 9781317092377
ISBN-13 : 1317092376
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Synopsis Music and Performance Culture in Nineteenth-Century Britain by : Bennett Zon

Music and Performance Culture in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Essays in Honour of Nicholas Temperley is the first book to focus upon aspects of performance in the broader context of nineteenth-century British musical culture. In four Parts, 'Musical Cultures', 'Societies', 'National Music' and 'Methods', this volume assesses the role music performance plays in articulating significant trends and currents of the cultural life of the period and includes articles on performance and individual instruments; orchestral and choral ensembles; church and synagogue music; music societies; cantatas; vocal albums; the middle-class salon, conducting; church music; and piano pedagogy. An introduction explores Temperley's vast contribution to musicology, highlighting his seminal importance in creating the field of nineteenth-century British music studies, and a bibliography provides an up-to-date list of his publications, including books and monographs, book chapters, journal articles, editions, reviews, critical editions, arrangements and compositions. Fittingly devoted to a significant element in Temperley's research, this book provides scholars of all nineteenth-century musical topics the opportunity to explore the richness of Britain's musical history.

The Oxford Handbook of Music and Intellectual Culture in the Nineteenth Century

The Oxford Handbook of Music and Intellectual Culture in the Nineteenth Century
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Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
Total Pages : 568
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ISBN-10 : 9780190616922
ISBN-13 : 019061692X
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Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Music and Intellectual Culture in the Nineteenth Century by : Paul Watt

Rarely studied in their own right, writings about music are often viewed as merely supplemental to understanding music itself. Yet in the nineteenth century, scholarly interest in music flourished in fields as disparate as philosophy and natural science, dramatically shifting the relationship between music and the academy. An exciting and much-needed new volume, The Oxford Handbook of Music and Intellectual Culture in the Nineteenth Century draws deserved attention to the people and institutions of this period who worked to produce these writings. Editors Paul Watt, Sarah Collins, and Michael Allis, along with an international slate of contributors, discuss music's fascinating and unexpected interactions with debates about evolution, the scientific method, psychology, exoticism, gender, and the divide between high and low culture. Part I of the handbook establishes the historical context for the intellectual world of the period, including the significant genres and disciplines of its music literature, while Part II focuses on the century's institutions and networks - from journalists to monasteries - that circulated ideas about music throughout the world. Finally, Part III assesses how the music research of the period reverberates in the present, connecting studies in aestheticism, cosmopolitanism, and intertextuality to their nineteenth-century origins. The Handbook challenges Western music history's traditionally sole focus on musical work by treating writings about music as valuable cultural artifacts in themselves. Engaging and comprehensive, The Oxford Handbook of Music and Intellectual Culture in the Nineteenth Century brings together a wealth of new interdisciplinary research into this critical area of study.

Sourcebook for Research in Music

Sourcebook for Research in Music
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 0253213231
ISBN-13 : 9780253213235
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Sourcebook for Research in Music by : Phillip Crabtree

This bibliography of bibliographies lists and describes sources, from basic references to highly specialized materials. Valuable as a classroom text and as a research tool for scholars, librarians, performers, and teachers.

Sourcebook for Research in Music, Third Edition

Sourcebook for Research in Music, Third Edition
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 518
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ISBN-10 : 9780253014566
ISBN-13 : 0253014565
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Sourcebook for Research in Music, Third Edition by : Allen Scott

Since it was first published in 1993, the Sourcebook for Research in Music has become an invaluable resource in musical scholarship. The balance between depth of content and brevity of format makes it ideal for use as a textbook for students, a reference work for faculty and professional musicians, and as an aid for librarians. The introductory chapter includes a comprehensive list of bibliographical terms with definitions; bibliographic terms in German, French, and Italian; and the plan of the Library of Congress and the Dewey Decimal music classification systems. Integrating helpful commentary to instruct the reader on the scope and usefulness of specific items, this updated and expanded edition accounts for the rapid growth in new editions of standard works, in fields such as ethnomusicology, performance practice, women in music, popular music, education, business, and music technology. These enhancements to its already extensive bibliographies ensures that the Sourcebook will continue to be an indispensable reference for years to come.

A Chronicle of American Music, 1700-1995

A Chronicle of American Music, 1700-1995
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Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Total Pages : 852
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ISBN-10 : UOM:49015002904390
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Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis A Chronicle of American Music, 1700-1995 by : Charles J. Hall

Documents the extraordinary history of our distinguished musical tradition.

A Nineteenth-century Musical Chronicle

A Nineteenth-century Musical Chronicle
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Publisher : Greenwood
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015020764760
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Synopsis A Nineteenth-century Musical Chronicle by : Charles J. Hall

This is the second of a three-volume survey that chronicles musical history since 1750. This reference presents a panorama that centres on music but also lists important world events, cultural activities and distinguished contributions in both art and literature. The format places a mine of music-related information about everyone who was anyone in any specific year at the reader's fingertips. It contains census and political information, as well as scientific discoveries, world exploration and more to create a complete yearly overview. Information for the Chronicle has been gathered from recognized authorities, magazines, newspapers and from primary sources and is organized on a year-by-year format beginning with 1800.

Nineteenth-Century British Music Studies

Nineteenth-Century British Music Studies
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 355
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ISBN-10 : 9780429627170
ISBN-13 : 0429627173
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Nineteenth-Century British Music Studies by : Peter Horton

Originally published in 2003 and selected from papers given at the third biennial conference on Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain, this volume, in common with its two predecessors, reflects the interdisciplinary character of the topic. The introductory essay by Julian Rushton considers some of the questions that are key to this area of study: what is the nineteenth century, what is British music, and did London influence the continent? The essays that follow are divided into broad thematic groups covering aspects of gender, church music, national identity, and local and national institutions. This collection illustrates that while nineteenth-century British music studies is still in its infancy as a field of research, it is one that is burgeoning and contributing to our understanding of British social and cultural life of the period.

Virgil Thomson: Music Chronicles 1940-1954 (LOA #258)

Virgil Thomson: Music Chronicles 1940-1954 (LOA #258)
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Publisher : Library of America
Total Pages : 995
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ISBN-10 : 9781598533644
ISBN-13 : 1598533649
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Virgil Thomson: Music Chronicles 1940-1954 (LOA #258) by : Virgil Thomson

Revisit America’s Golden Age of classical music through the witty and wildly popular reviews of our greatest critic-composer For fourteen memorable years Virgil Thomson surveyed the worlds of opera and classical music as the chief music critic for the New York Herald Tribune. An accomplished composer who knew music from the inside, Thomson communicated its pleasures and complexities to a wide readership in a hugely entertaining, authoritative style, and his daily reviews and Sunday articles set a high-water mark in American cultural journalism. Thomson collected his newspaper columns in four volumes: The Musical Scene, The Art of Judging Music, Music Right and Left, and Music Reviewed. All are gathered here, together with a generous selection of Thomson’s uncollected writings. The result is a singular chronicle of a magical time when an unrivaled roster of great conductors (Koussevitzky, Toscanini, Beecham, Stokowski) and legendary performers (Horowitz, Rubinstein, Heifetz, Stern) presented new masters (Copland, Stravinsky, Britten, Bernstein) and re-introduced the classics to a rapt American audience. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.