Gems of Exquisite Beauty

Auteur: Mercer-Taylor, Peter (Professor of Musicology and School of Music Director of Graduate Studies, Professor of Musicology and School of Music Director of Graduate Studies, University of Minnesota)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
In the antebellum period, most Americans first encountered European classical music through hundreds of hymn tunes that tapped into classical melodies. This book is the first in-depth study of the rise and fall of these popular, but largely overlooked, adaptations and their place in nineteenth-century American musical life.

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In the antebellum period, most Americans first encountered European classical music through hundreds of hymn tunes that tapped into classical melodies. This book is the first in-depth study of the rise and fall of these popular, but largely overlooked, adaptations and their place in nineteenth-century American musical life.
ISBN / EAN 9780190842796
Auteur Mercer-Taylor, Peter (Professor of Musicology and School of Music Director of Graduate Studies, Professor of Musicology and School of Music Director of Graduate Studies, University of Minnesota)
Editeur Oxford University Press