One woman in a hundred : Edna Phillips and the Philadelphia Orchestra /

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Gifted harpist Edna Phillips (1907-2003) joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1930, becoming not only that ensemble's first female member but also the first woman to hold a principal position in a major American orchestra. Plucked from the Curtis Institute of Music in the midst of her studies,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Welsh, Mary Sue
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Colección:Music in American life.
Temas:
Phillips, Edna, > 1907-2003.
Phillips, Edna, > 1907-2003
Philadelphia Orchestra > History.
Philadelphia Orchestra
Harpists > United States > Biography.
Harpistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > Strings.
MUSIC > Individual Composer & Musician.
Harpists
United States
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Daniel Webster
  • In the lion's den
  • A formidable arena
  • The little goat
  • Keeping up with the speed kings
  • One step ahead of the sheriff
  • A season of firsts
  • "Answer yes or no"
  • "Mortally wounded"
  • War on Broad Street
  • Honor among women
  • A month out of school
  • On to Fantasia
  • A silent exit
  • Cajoling and seducing composers
  • War stories
  • Afterword.

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