One woman in a hundred : Edna Phillips and the Philadelphia Orchestra /
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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
[2013]
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Series: | Music in American life.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.