Author: Peter Mercer-Taylor
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0190842792
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
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.
Gems of Exquisite Beauty
Author: Peter Mercer-Taylor
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0190842792
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0190842792
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
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.