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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822923503321

Autore

Stanley Jerome

Titolo

The making of a music academy / / Jerome Stanley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Hamilton Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-7618-6667-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 p.)

Disciplina

780.973

Soggetti

Music - United States - 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 contenuto

Beginnings -- Laying the foundations : 1900-1920 -- Leadership and music organizations : 1920s -- A decade of growth : 1930s -- Further expansion of the department : 1940s -- Oxford String Quartet -- A half-century of achievement : 1950s -- Merging of two faculties : 1960s -- A new physical facility : 1970s -- A dynamic period : 1980s -- The new century : 1990s and 2000s -- Opera and musicals at Miami -- Music faculty in Luxembourg and Echternach Festival Orchestra -- Dreams come true -- University artists series and department residencies -- The larger community -- Conclusion and future : Year of the Arts.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on Miami University's music-training program and its efforts to maintain a rich experience in the arts. It argues that music is essential to the ideals of a complete education. It is a representative story that includes interviews with former and present faculty, administrators, and alumni.