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A history of American classical music, by Barrymore Laurence Scherer

Label
A history of American classical music
Title
A history of American classical music
Statement of responsibility
by Barrymore Laurence Scherer
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Scherer, Barrymore Laurence
Dewey number
781.6/80973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
ML200
LC item number
.S34 2007
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
Music
Label
A history of American classical music, by Barrymore Laurence Scherer
Link
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007020380.html
Instantiates
Publication
Accompanying material
1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.)
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229) and index
Contents
Introduction: The dawn of American classical music -- From founding through revolution -- The awakening -- Transplanting Romantic European traditions -- Into the twentieth century: the traditionalists -- American impressionists and folklorists -- New England iconoclast: Charles Ives -- From bandstand to Broadway: the 1890s to 1930s -- The earlier struggles of American opera -- Modernism elbows its way into the concert hall -- Europeans abroad -- Between the World Wars: Americans struggle to be heard -- Lighter hearts of the 1920s and 1930s -- Perpetuating the Romantic tradition -- America goes to war: the 1940s -- Exploring the frontiers of sound -- The melting-pot of American opera and musical theatre -- Anxiety's son: Leonard Bernstein -- The age of anxiety: music in the Cold War era -- Making the most of minimalism -- Today and into tomorrow: old glory and new -- Conclusion
Dimensions
24 cm. +
Extent
vii, 247 p.
Isbn
9781402210679
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2007020380
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
ocn132583762
Label
A history of American classical music, by Barrymore Laurence Scherer
Link
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007020380.html
Publication
Accompanying material
1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.)
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-229) and index
Contents
Introduction: The dawn of American classical music -- From founding through revolution -- The awakening -- Transplanting Romantic European traditions -- Into the twentieth century: the traditionalists -- American impressionists and folklorists -- New England iconoclast: Charles Ives -- From bandstand to Broadway: the 1890s to 1930s -- The earlier struggles of American opera -- Modernism elbows its way into the concert hall -- Europeans abroad -- Between the World Wars: Americans struggle to be heard -- Lighter hearts of the 1920s and 1930s -- Perpetuating the Romantic tradition -- America goes to war: the 1940s -- Exploring the frontiers of sound -- The melting-pot of American opera and musical theatre -- Anxiety's son: Leonard Bernstein -- The age of anxiety: music in the Cold War era -- Making the most of minimalism -- Today and into tomorrow: old glory and new -- Conclusion
Dimensions
24 cm. +
Extent
vii, 247 p.
Isbn
9781402210679
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2007020380
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
ocn132583762

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