1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910807095503321

Autore

Shadle Douglas W.

Titolo

Orchestrating the nation : the nineteenth-century American symphonic enterprise / / Douglas W. Shadle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-19-049378-X

0-19-935867-2

0-19-935866-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Disciplina

784.20973/09034

Soggetti

Symphony - United States - 19th century

Music - United States - 19th century - History and criticism

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

The launch of the enterprise -- Anthony Philip Heinrich, hapless wanderer -- William Henry Fry, operatic translator -- George Frederick Bristow, American stalwart -- The rivalry of nations -- The end of an era -- Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Pan-American republican -- John Knowles Paine, universal classicist -- The rivalry of generations -- Ellsworth Phelps, Brooklyn patriot -- The winds of change -- Antonín Dvorák, Bohemian prophet.

Sommario/riassunto

During the 19th century, nearly 100 symphonies were written by over 50 composers living in the United States. With few exceptions, this repertoire is virtually forgotten today. In 'Orchestrating the Nation', author Douglas W. Shadle explores the stylistic diversity of this substantial repertoire and uncovers why it failed to enter the musical mainstream.