Concert Life in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans: A Comprehensive Reference - Rilegato

Baron, John H.

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ISBN 10: 0807150827 ISBN 13: 9780807150825

Casa editrice: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

During the nineteenth century, New Orleans thrived as the epicenter of classical music in America, outshining New York, Boston, and San Francisco before the Civil War and rivaling them thereafter. While other cities offered few if any operatic productions, New Orleans gained renown for its glorious opera seasons. Resident composers, performers, publishers, teachers, instrument makers, and dealers fed the public's voracious cultural appetite. Tourists came from across the United States to experience the city's thriving musical scene. Until now, no study has offered a thorough history of this exciting and momentous era in American musical performance history. John H. Baron's Concert Life in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans impressively fills that gap.

Baron's exhaustively researched work details all aspects of New Orleans's nineteenth-century musical renditions, including the development of orchestras; the surrounding social, political, and economic conditions; and the individuals who collectively made the city a premier destination for world-class musicians. Baron includes a wide-ranging chronological discussion of nearly every documented concert that took place in the Crescent City in the 1800s, establishing Concert Life in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans as an indispensable reference volume.

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L'autore:

John H. Baron is the Louise Rebecca Schawe and Williedell Schawe Memorial Professor of Music at Tulane University.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Louisiana State Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0807150827
• ISBN 13: 9780807150825
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 697