Music in America 1860-1918
Subtitle: essays, reviews, and remarks on critical issues
By: selected, prepared, and introduced by Bill F. Faucett ; edited by Michael J. Budds.
Contributors: Faucett, Bill F.; Budds, Michael J., 1947-
Series: Monographs & bibliographies in American music -- no. 19
Publisher: Pendragon Press; Pendragon Pr
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hillsdale, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781576471418
Subjects: Music -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Music -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Music and the war
Description: "During the years between the onset of the Civil War and the armistice of World War I music in American life flourished as never before. Some American musicians of the era remained mindful of their European counterparts while others concentrated just as enthusiastically on expanding local traditions. Their achievements were many, as well as influential on later developments." "For this volume Dr. Bill F. Faucett has selected a cogent sampling of the published commentary of participants and observers responding to such developments. His anthology offers readers a fresh opportunity to reconsider a formative era in American music history. No other comparable work on the subject exists."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Being an American musician; title: Music in the Civil War era; title: Educating Americans in music; title: "A cherished monstrosity" : Gilmore and the Boston peace jubilees; title: Performers and personalities; title: Music, government, and private enterprise; title: Dvořák and American musical nationalism; title: American music monuments; title: Music and technology; title: Reception of modern music; title: Music and the great war; title: American musical culture : traditions, conditions, and outlook; title: Quotations and miscellany.