Sir Ernest MacMillan : The Importance of Being Canadian /

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As a conductor, organist, pianist, composer, educator, writer, administrator, and musical statesman, Sir Ernest MacMillan stands as a towering figure in Canada's musical history. His role in the development of music in Canada from the beginning of this century to 1970 was pivotal. He conducted...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schabas, Ezra, 1924-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 1994.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
MacMillan, Ernest.
MacMillan, Ernest, > 1893-1973.
MacMillan, Ernest, > Sir, > 1893-1973.
Musicians.
Music.
Conductors (Music)
Composers.
MUSIC > Individual Composer & Musician.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
Compositeurs > Canada > Biographies.
Musiciens > Canada > Biographies.
Chefs d'orchestre > Canada > Biographies.
Musique > Canada > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Composers > Canada > Biography.
Musicians > Canada > Biography.
Conductors (Music) > Canada > Biography.
Music > Canada > 20th century > History and criticism.
Canada.
Livres numeriques.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
e-books.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1 A Gifted Child""; ""2 Choosing a Career""; ""3 Life behind Barbed Wire""; ""4 No Finer Organist""; ""5 Directing a School""; ""6 Canada's Musical Heritage""; ""7 Conducting a Symphony Orchestra""; ""8 The Depression Years""; ""9 A Musical Knight""; ""10 Personal Problems-Resolved""; ""11 Music and the War Effort""; ""12 Canada's Musical Ambassador""; ""13 A Spokesman for Music""; ""14 A Question of Power""; ""15 A Matter of Morality""; ""16 Successes and Failures""; ""17 Good Statesmanship""; ""18 The Busy Sexagenarian""
  • ""19 A Theatre Is Named""""20 A Life Draws to a Close""; ""Notes""; ""Interviews""; ""Archival Materials""; ""Bibliography""; ""Selected Writings by Sir Ernest MacMillan""; ""Selected Musical Works by Sir Ernest MacMillan""; ""Discography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

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