Augusta Browne : composer and woman of letters in nineteenth-century America /

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"The first comprehensive biography of any American woman musician born before the Civil War brings to life a composer whose story is both old-fashioned and strikingly modern"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Miller, Bonny H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2020.
Series:Eastman studies in music.
Subjects:
Browne, Augusta.
Browne, Augusta > 1820-1882
1800-1899
Women composers > United States > Biography.
Composers > United States > Biography.
Music > United States > 19th century > History and criticism.
Compositrices > États-Unis > Biographies.
Compositeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Musique > États-Unis > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups.
Gender studies: women.
MUSIC > History & Criticism.
Composers
Music
Women composers
United States
Biography
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • First Steps
  • Apprentice in a Family Music Business
  • Philadelphia Debut
  • A Young Professor of Music
  • A New Leaf
  • Her Own Woman
  • Courtship and Consequences
  • Pilgrim in Progress
  • "Glad Fruition"
  • Legacy in Music
  • Legacy in Literature
  • Contributions to Music Journalism
  • A Legacy Written into History
  • Appendixes: 1. Children and Descendants of David Samuel Browne and Elizabeth Montgomery Browne
  • 2. Chronology of Augusta Browne's Music and Letters
  • 3. List of Musical Works
  • 4. Selected Glossary

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