Classical Music in America: A History of Its Rise and FallStating that classical music in the United States is largely performance driven, a chronological history documents its rise at the end of the nineteenth century and decline after World War I, covering such topics as the quest for an American compositional voice, the nation's top performers, and the author's recommendations about a postmodern musical direction. 13,000 first printing. |
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User Review - KirkusOpinionated, stimulating account of how classical music failed to establish fruitful roots in America, from orchestral administrator and historian Horowitz (Wagner Nights, 1994, etc.).In his view, the ... Read full review
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictHorowitz (Understanding Toscanini: How He Became an American Culture-God and Helped Create a New Audience for Old Music ) has written a splendid social history of classical music in America. Unlike ... Read full review
Contents
JOHN SULLIVAN DWIGHT THEODORE THOMAS AND THE SLAYING OF THE MONSTER CONCERTS | 15 |
HENRY HIGGINSON AND THE BIRTH OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 43 |
BUILDING A HALL CHOOSING A CONDUCTOR | 70 |
COMPOSES AND THE BRAHMIN CONFINEMENT | 94 |
ANTON SEIDL AND THE SACRALIZATION OF OPERA | 121 |
SYMPHONIC RIVALRY AND GROWTH | 148 |
LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI GUSTAV MAHLER ARTURO TOSCANINI AND THE GOSSIP OF THE FOYER | 179 |
ANTONIN DVORAK AND CHARLES IVES IN SEARCH OF AMERICA | 211 |
MORE CONDUCTORS | 305 |
THE WORLDS GREATEST SOLOISTS | 328 |
OPERA FOR SINGERS | 358 |
SERVING THE NEW AUDIENCE | 395 |
COMPOSERS ON THE SIDELINES | 433 |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN AND THE CLASSICAL MUSIC CRISIS | 475 |
POSTCLASSICAL MUSIC | 518 |
NOTES | 541 |
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| Title | Classical Music in America: A History of Its Rise and Fall |
| Author | Joseph Horowitz |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0393057178, 9780393057171 |
| Length | 606 pages |
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