Italian Birds of Passage : The Diaspora of Neapolitan Musicians in New York / / by Simona Frasca

• Autore: Frasca Simona
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2014.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 p.)
• Disciplina: 782.0094573097471
• Soggetto topico: United States - History; History, Modern; Europe - History; Italy - History; Social history; America - History; US History; Modern History; European History; History of Italy; Social History; History of the Americas
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Credits; Introduction to the American Edition; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Cultural Context of the Italian-American Community in New York at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century; Chapter 2 Enrico Caruso: The First Neapolitan Star; Chapter 3 The Music of the Immigrant Takes on Mass Appeal; Chapter 4 Birds of Passage: The Immigrants Return Home; Chapter 5 Music Is Woman; Chapter 6 The Record Labels, the Producers, and the Orchestra Directors; Conclusion; History; Notes; Bibliography; Topical Index; Name Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book reviews the period from the unification of Italy to the fascist era through significant Neapolitan performers such as Gilda Mignonette and Enrico Caruso. It traces the transformation of a popular tradition written in dialect into a popular tradition, written in Italian, that contributed to the production of "American" identity.
• Titolo autorizzato: Italian Birds of Passage
• ISBN: 9781349458356; 134945835X; 9781137322432; 1137322438; 9781137322425; 113732242X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910955791003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Italian and Italian American Studies, . 2635-294X