Victor Herbert
Subtitle: a theatrical life
By: Neil Gould.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 610
ISBN-13: 9780823228713
Subjects: Herbert, Victor, -- 1859-1924; Composers -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Victor Herbert is one of the giants of American culture. As a musician, conductor, and, above all, composer, he touched every corner of American musical life at the turn of the twentieth century. Neil Gould draws on his own experience as a director, producer, and scholar to craft a portrait of the Irish immigrant whose extraordinary talents defined the sounds of a generation and made contemporary musical theater possible."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ireland, my sireland; title: In old New York; title: Oh, my name is Victor Herbert : I'm the leader of the band; title: Pittsburgh : heaven and hell; title: Coda brilliante; title: Paterfamilias; title: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!; title: A theatrical musician at work; title: Act one; title: Entr'acte I : ace of clubs; title: Act two : scene one; title: Operetta as social document; title: Act two : scene two; title: Entre'acte II : uncrowned kings; title: Act three : scene one; title: An opera manqué; title: Act three : scene two; title: Media vitae in morte sumus; title: Postlude; title: February 1, 2003.