George Whitefield Chadwick : The Life and Music of the Pride of New England.
The definitive biography of a major American composer and musical leader.
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Boston : Northeastern University Press, 2012. |
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| Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Prologue: A Chadwick Sketch
- "The Purest American Stock": Chadwick's New England Roots
- Musical Atmospheres: Early Life in Lowell, Lawrence, Boston, and Michigan (1854-1876)
- Chadwick's European Education (1877-1880)
- Getting Started in Boston (1880-1882)
- "That Fatal Facility": Chadwick's Boston (1880s)
- Songs and Choruses, Fairs and Festivals: Chadwick and America's Vocal Traditions (1890s)
- "A Hell of a Job for a Composer": Taking Charge at New England Conservatory (1897)
- Sketches in Americanism: Chadwick's Instrumental Music (1890s)
- Chadwick, Modernism, and the End of an Era: Adonais to Cleopatra (1899-1905)
- "Our Great Pilgrimage": Chadwick's Grand Tour (1905-1906)
- Thursday Evenings and the Sea (1906-1912)
- "A Beautiful but Costly Exotic": Opera in Boston, the Met, and The Padrone (1913)
- "We Live on Hope": Chadwick's Response to the Great War (1914-1919)
- "Altschueler" (1919-1930)
- Epilogue: Chadwick's Death and Legacy (1931)
- Appendixes: Springfield Music Festivals, Selected Repertoire & Guest Artists (1890-1899)
- Worcester Music Festivals, Selected Repertoire & Guest Artists (1898-1901)
- Chadwick's Major North American Travels (1892-1927)
- Boston Symphony Orchestra Performances of Chadwick's Music through 1931
- Chadwick's Music Performed by Sousa's Band (1890-1899)
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index