Gems of exquisite beauty: how hymnody carried classical music to america
Auteur :
Mercer-Taylor, Peter
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780190842796
Date de publication :
10 déc. 2020
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,0 x 3,3 cm
Poids :
703 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.