Antonín Dvořák's New World symphony / Douglas W. Shadle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shadle, Douglas W., author.

Contributor:

Otto E. Albrecht Memorial Fund.

Series:

Oxford keynotes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.

Music and race--United States--History--19th century.

Music and race.

Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Symphonies--no. 9, op. 95--E minor.

Dvořák, Antonín.

Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904--Criticism and interpretation.

National Conservatory of Music of America (U.S.).

Symphonies (Dvořák, Antonín).

Criticism and interpretation.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xix, 182 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Antonín Dvořák's New World Symphony exposed the deep wounds of American racism at the dawn of the Jim Crow era while serving as a flashpoint in broader debates about the national ideals of freedom and equality. Following several strands of musical thought during the second half of the nineteenth century, this richly textured account of the symphony's 1893 premiere shows that even the classical concert hall could not remain insulated from the country's fraught racial politics. Philanthropist and entrepreneur Jeannette Thurber (1850-1946) founded the National Conservatory of Music in 1885 to provide a world-class but low-cost professional music education to students from across the United States. Though it progressed with fits and starts, the conservatory eventually earned a congressional charter in 1891, giving it a unique stature compared to national rivals. A year later, Thurber hired Antonín Dvořák, the famous Bohemian composer, to be its executive musical director-easily the highest-profile individual to hold the position"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue : The big problem

The welcome arrival

The symphonic premiere

The aesthetic conflict

The national question

The brewing storm

The fiery debate

The racial challenge

The spiritual aftermath

Epilogue : The great beyond

Appendix : The musical tornado.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Otto E. Albrecht Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Shadle, Douglas W., Antonín Dvořák's New World symphony

ISBN:

9780190645625

0190645628

9780190645632

0190645636

OCLC:

1201378801

Publisher Number:

99987012695