I wonder as I wander : the life of John Jacob Niles /

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Louisville native John Jacob Niles (1892-1980) is considered to be one of our nation's most influential musicians. As a composer and balladeer, Niles drew inspiration from the deep well of traditional Appalachian and African American folk songs. At the age of sixteen Niles wrote one of his most...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Pen, Ronald
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2010.
Sujets:
Niles, John Jacob, > 1892-1980.
Niles, John Jacob, > 1892-1980
Singers > Kentucky > Biography.
Composers > Kentucky > Biography.
Chanteurs > Kentucky > Biographies.
Compositeurs > Kentucky > Biographies.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts.
Composers
Singers
Kentucky
Biographies
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Overture : sunrise in Clark County
  • The families gather at the river
  • The move to rural Jefferson County
  • Independence and adventure
  • Jack Niles goes off to war
  • Life after the war
  • Creating a life in the Big Apple
  • Kerby and Niles present folk music on the concert stage
  • Doris Ulmann
  • Transitions and new beginnings
  • Life in Lexington
  • Settled in Kentucky
  • Dean of American balladeers
  • Consolidation of a life in music
  • Do not go gentle
  • Coda.

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