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From psalm to symphony : a history of music in New England / Nicholas E. Tawa.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML200.7.N3 T39 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tawa, Nicholas E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--New England--History and criticism.
- Music.
- New England.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 466 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- Examines for the first time New England's rich heritage of music making over a span of 350 years.
- Contents:
- 1. To Settle a Wilderness 3
- 2. Singing Schools and Teacher-Composers 23
- 3. The Road into the Musical Future 44
- 4. Fostering Musical Improvement 69
- 5. Toward a New Music Era 100
- 6. Paine and Chadwick 130
- 7. Parker, Foote, and MacDowell 171
- 8. Beach and Ives 204
- 9. Transformations 227
- 10. Redefining Tradition 271
- 11. The Composers of the Post
- World War I Period 293
- 12. The Second Half of the Twentieth Century 329
- 13. Composers Briefly of New England after World War II 350
- 14. Composers Resident in New England after World War II 369.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-448) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1555534910
- OCLC:
- 46976672
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