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Author: Theodore O. Cron Publisher: ISBN: Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 217
Book Description
For more than seven decades, Carnegie Hall has been the nation's leading showcase for the performing arts. From the old-world classicism of Theodore Thomas in the 1870s to the new-world romanticism of Leonard Bernstein, it has presented the leading performers in every field: musicians from symphony composers to Dixieland bands, poets from Yeats to Ogden Nash, pianists from Paderewski to Fats Waller, singers from Galli-Curci to Billie Holiday - the roster is an encyclopedia of "greats." In addition to musical performances there have been hundreds of lectures, rallies, religious services, dance programs, art exhibitions. Its varied repertoire mirrors the cultural history of its times. Among its "firsts" have been the world premiere of An American in Paris, Yehudi Menuhin's appearance at the age of eleven, and the jazz concert of 1912, which was the first time many white people had ever heard Negro music. The authors' text is informal, informed, anecdotal and delightful, highlighted by vignettes of many of the artists, and within 385 marvelous photographs. Many of these have never been published elsewhere: a picture of Booker T. Washington speaking on the main stage with Mark Twain sitting behind him on the platform, a photograph of twenty-six-year-old veteran of the Boer War - the dashing Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill - alighting from a hansom cab in front of the Hall on his way to a lecture in 1901, and dozens more.
Author: Theodore O. Cron Publisher: ISBN: Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 217
Book Description
For more than seven decades, Carnegie Hall has been the nation's leading showcase for the performing arts. From the old-world classicism of Theodore Thomas in the 1870s to the new-world romanticism of Leonard Bernstein, it has presented the leading performers in every field: musicians from symphony composers to Dixieland bands, poets from Yeats to Ogden Nash, pianists from Paderewski to Fats Waller, singers from Galli-Curci to Billie Holiday - the roster is an encyclopedia of "greats." In addition to musical performances there have been hundreds of lectures, rallies, religious services, dance programs, art exhibitions. Its varied repertoire mirrors the cultural history of its times. Among its "firsts" have been the world premiere of An American in Paris, Yehudi Menuhin's appearance at the age of eleven, and the jazz concert of 1912, which was the first time many white people had ever heard Negro music. The authors' text is informal, informed, anecdotal and delightful, highlighted by vignettes of many of the artists, and within 385 marvelous photographs. Many of these have never been published elsewhere: a picture of Booker T. Washington speaking on the main stage with Mark Twain sitting behind him on the platform, a photograph of twenty-six-year-old veteran of the Boer War - the dashing Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill - alighting from a hansom cab in front of the Hall on his way to a lecture in 1901, and dozens more.
Author: Tim Page Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061703672 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 372
Book Description
More than 200 rare photographs and 30 removable facsimiles of collectible memorabilia Carnegie Hall Treasures is the story of the world's most famous musical institution. Ten thematic chapters—from vocalists, conductors, and composers to rock and folk performers—offer a wealth of visuals of the jazz, world, classical, and popular musicians who've graced the Carnegie Hall stages, accompanied by informative, entertaining anecdotes by Pulitzer Prize–winning music writer Tim Page and Carnegie Hall.
Author: Reynaldo Anderson Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 149851054X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 283
Book Description
The Black Speculative Arts Movement: Black Futurity, Art+Design is a 21st century statement on the intersection of the future of African people with art, culture, technology, and politics. This collection enters the global debate on the emerging field of Afrofuturism studies with an international array of scholars and artists contributing to the discussion of Black futurity in the 21st century. The contributors analyze and respond to the invisibility or mischaracterization of Black people in the popular imagination, in science fiction, and in philosophies of history.
Author: Richard Schickel Publisher: ABRAMS ISBN: Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 298
Book Description
The first fully illustrated history of Carnegie Hall, published to coincide with its 100th anniversary, documents the central role of Carnegie Hall in the cultural life of America. 350 illustrations, more than 50 in full color.
Author: Carol J. Binkowski Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476623988 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 252
Book Description
Carnegie Hall is recognized worldwide, associated with the heights of artistic achievement and a multitude of famous performers. Yet its beginnings are not so well known. In 1887, a chance encounter on a steamship bound for Europe brought young conductor Walter Damrosch together with millionaire philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and his new wife, Louise. Their subsequent friendship led to the building of this groundbreaking concert space. This book provides the first comprehensive account of the conception and building of Carnegie Hall, which culminated in a five-day opening festival in May 1891, featuring spectacular music, a host of performers and Tchaikovsky as a special guest conductor.
Author: Kenneth T. Jackson Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 0300182570 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 4282
Book Description
Covering an exhaustive range of information about the five boroughs, the first edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City was a success by every measure, earning worldwide acclaim and several awards for reference excellence, and selling out its first printing before it was officially published. But much has changed since the volume first appeared in 1995: the World Trade Center no longer dominates the skyline, a billionaire businessman has become an unlikely three-term mayor, and urban regeneration—Chelsea Piers, the High Line, DUMBO, Williamsburg, the South Bronx, the Lower East Side—has become commonplace. To reflect such innovation and change, this definitive, one-volume resource on the city has been completely revised and expanded. The revised edition includes 800 new entries that help complete the story of New York: from Air Train to E-ZPass, from September 11 to public order. The new material includes broader coverage of subject areas previously underserved as well as new maps and illustrations. Virtually all existing entries—spanning architecture, politics, business, sports, the arts, and more—have been updated to reflect the impact of the past two decades. The more than 5,000 alphabetical entries and 700 illustrations of the second edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City convey the richness and diversity of its subject in great breadth and detail, and will continue to serve as an indispensable tool for everyone who has even a passing interest in the American metropolis.
Author: Roman Iwaschkin Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317223454 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 670
Book Description
This is a comprehensive guide to popular music literature, first published in 1986. Its main focus is on American and British works, but it includes significant works from other countries, making it truly international in scope.
Author: Imelda Delgado Publisher: Hamilton Books ISBN: 0761859357 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 200
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The great American pianist Sidney Foster—distinguished professor of piano at Indiana University, and the first Leventritt Award winner—is remembered here by a former student for his outstanding ability and generous character. This book includes commentary by numerous students, professionals in their own right; Mr. Foster’s own words; and his own cadenza to the Third Beethoven Concerto for piano. (Other compositions, including a song dedicated to Foster’s wife, a piano duet with narration, and a twenty-minute CD of his playing, excerpted from unedited live performances, are available for purchase separately from the author.)
Author: Theodore O. Cron
Author: Theodore O. Cron
Author: Tim Page
Author: Reynaldo Anderson
Author: Richard Schickel
Author: Theodore O. Cron
Author: Carol J. Binkowski
Author: Kenneth T. Jackson
Author: Roman Iwaschkin
Author: Imelda Delgado
Author: National Academy of Design (U.S.)