Music and musicians in Bohemia
Subtitle: the first one hundred years : a research document
By: by Richard P. Buck, researcher and author ; editors, Jack Bethards ... [et al.].
Contributors: Bethards, Jack M.; Bohemian Club (San Francisco, Calif.)
Publisher: Bohemian Club
Published: 2005
Place of publication: [California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 647
Subjects: Bohemian Club (San Francisco, Calif.) -- History.; Bohemian Club (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Membership.; Grove play -- History.; Music -- California -- San Francisco.; Music -- California -- San Francisco -- Bio-bibliography.; Musicians -- California -- San Francisco.
Genres: Bio-bibliography.
Notes: "October 2005."

Includes index.
Table of contents: value: Music in the city, 1850-1900; value: Music and musicians in club rituals, festivals, and feasts : the first ten years (1872-1881); value: Well known, early Bohemian musicians and associates of the first few decades; value: Music and musicians in early club rituals, festivals, and feasts : the second ten years (1882-1891); value: Music and musicians in early club rituals, festivals, and feasts : the third ten years (1892-1901); value: Europe-trained composer/conductors set the musical fashion of Bohemia up to World War I; value: Music and musicians in club rituals, festivals, and feasts : the tradition-setting years (1902-1906); value: Orchestra concerts : new club institutions survive the earthquake (1907-1911); value: Origins of Bohemian Club Chorus, formal founding of the members' chorus, and participation; value: Musical history of the Bohemian Club Band and participation in club musical events; value: The orchestra history : founding to heyday in the middle 1930s; value: Jazz in Bohemia circa 1920 and after; value: Middle period Bohemian Club composers, 1922-1940; value: Impresarios, visiting musicians, and honorary musical members in the early years, 1872-1922; value: Extemporaneous Low jinks develop into competing musical theater Low jinks : clubhouse, encampment, afterglows, Christmas, and spring (1872-circa 1931); value: Character and styles of Grove play words and music : trend-setting high jinks from 1902 to World War II; value: Great moments among Grove plays after World War II; value: Campfire shows lost and found; value: Annual concerts by the chorus, the orchestra, and the band; value: Impresarios and visiting musicians in later years, 1922-1972; value: Bohemian Club composers, 1922-1972; value: Low jinks and Low jinks composers; value: Variety bands and other instrumental ensembles in Bohemia; value: Examples of favorite shows; value: App. 1. Pianists of Bohemia; value: App. 2. String instrumentalists of Bohemia; value: App. 3. Tenors in the club; value: App. 4. Baritones in the club; value: App. 3. Bassos in the club; value: App. 6. Presently unclassified voices with leading roles in Grove plays; value: App. 7. Vocal quartets and trios in the club; value: App. 8. Musical sires, orchestra, band and chorus conductors in the club; value: App. 9. Wind and brass instrumentalists of Bohemia; value: App. 10. Organists; value: App. 11. Music composed for Bohemia; value: App. 12. Bohemians in the San Francisco Opera; value: App. 13. Bohemia's famous guest musical artists : first fifty years, 1872-1922; value: App. 14. Bohemia's famous guest musical artists : second fifty years, 1923-1972; value: App. 15. Club recognitions summary; value: App. 16. Preachers' sons' night script; value: App. 17. Cremation of care script; value: App. 18. A Bohemian music chronology; value: Music annals sources (unedited research notes with running commentary).