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Augusta Browne : composer and woman of letters in nineteenth-century America / Bonny H. Miller.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML410.B865 M55 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Bonny H., author.
- Series:
- Eastman studies in music
- Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Browne, Augusta.
- Women composers--United States--Biography.
- Women composers.
- Composers--United States--Biography.
- Composers.
- United States.
- Music--United States--19th century--History and criticism.
- Music.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 457 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- "The first comprehensive biography of any American woman musician born before the Civil War brings to life a composer whose story is both old-fashioned and strikingly modern"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- First Steps
- Apprentice in a Family Music Business
- Philadelphia Debut
- A Young Professor of Music
- A New Leaf
- Her Own Woman
- Courtship and Consequences
- Pilgrim in Progress
- "Glad Fruition"
- Legacy in Music
- Legacy in Literature
- Contributions to Music Journalism
- A Legacy Written into History
- Appendixes: 1. Children and Descendants of David Samuel Browne and Elizabeth Montgomery Browne
- 2. Chronology of Augusta Browne's Music and Letters
- 3. List of Musical Works
- 4. Selected Glossary
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-426) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781580469722
- 1580469728
- OCLC:
- 1126800734
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