| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 254 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Antonin Dvořák comes to America -- America and Negro music -- Dvořák's symphony "From the New World" -- The Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 -- The National Conservatory of Music of America -- Paul Laurence Dunbar, Clorilindy, and "The talented tenth" -- James Reese Europe -- George Gershwin and African American music -- Leonard Bernstein -- Gershwin's "Rhapsody in blue" -- The Clef Club concert -- Will Marion Cook -- George Antheil's "Ballet mécanique" -- Bernstein's Mass -- Duke Ellington -- Ellington's "Queenie pie" -- Ellington's "Black, brown and beige." |
| Summary |
Prominent symphony conductor Maurice Peress describes his career conducting the premiers of such works as Leonard Bernstein's 'Mass' & Duke Ellington's 'Queenie Pie'. He traces the great impact of African American music on American music, beginning with the work of Antonin Dvořák |
| Bibliography |
Includes discography (pages 241-242), bibliographical references (p. 243-244) , and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Peress, Maurice
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| SUBJECT |
Peress, Maurice fast |
| Subject |
Music -- United States -- African American influences
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MUSIC -- History & Criticism.
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Music -- African American influences
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195356953 |
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0195356950 |
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9780195098228 |
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0195098226 |
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0195180712 |
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9780195180718 |
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