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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453747603321

Autore

Colton Glenn David

Titolo

Newfoundland rhapsody : Frederick R. Emerson and the musical culture of the island / / Glenn David Colton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montréal, Québec : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7735-8937-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (419 p.)

Disciplina

780.92

Soggetti

Musicians - Newfoundland and Labrador

Lawyers - Newfoundland and Labrador

Electronic books.

Newfoundland and Labrador Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""NEWFOUNDLAND RHAPSODY""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Prelude: Toward a 'Newfoundland Renaissance': Frederick Emerson and the Mediation of Culture""; ""1 The Early Years: Family Life, Bishop Feild College, and the 'Ode to Newfoundland'""; ""2 Across the Pond and Back Again: Framlingham College, Early Musical Works, the Practice of Law, and Marriage to Isabel Jameson""; ""3 At Home in 'Quinnipiac': Family Life, Foreign Guests, and Newfoundland's 'Cultural Ambassador'""

""4 Cultural Awakenings and Kindred Spirits: Queen's College, the 'Voice of Newfoundland, and Eleanor Mews Jerrett""""5 'She's Like the Swallow': Maud Karpeles, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frederick Emerson, and the Preservation of Newfoundland Folksongs""; ""6 Of Folk Schools and Folk Theatre: The Markland Settlement and Proud Kate Sullivan""; ""7 For the Love of Music: Memorial University College and the Newfoundland Folk Music Lectures""; ""8 'I just arrived in Canada': Emerson, the Canada Council, and the Canadian Folk Music Society""; ""9 Final Opus""; ""APPENDICES""

""1 Selected Works of Frederick R. Emerson""""2 Frederick R.



Emerson,'Newfoundland Folk Music'""; ""3 Selected Lectures of Frederick R. Emerson""; ""4 Selected Correspondence (1934-1970)""; ""5 Proud Kate Sullivan (A Drama in One Act)""; ""6 Selected Musical Works of Frederick R. Emerson""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""