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Black Women in American Bands and Orchestras
Antoinette D. Handy
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Description for Black Women in American Bands and Orchestras
hardcover. Profiles are presented under the headings of orchestras and orchestra leaders, string players, wind and percussion players, keyboard players, and non-playing orchestra/band affiliates. Features 100 photographs. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; AVRB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
The first edition of Black Women in American Bands & Orchestras (a Choice Outstanding Academic Book in 1982) was lauded for providing access to material unavailable in any other source. To update and expand the first edition, Handy has revised the profiles of members featured in the first edition, corrected omissions, and added personal and career facts for new faces on the scene. Profiles are presented under the headings of orchestras and orchestra leaders, string players, wind and percussion players, keyboard players, and non-playing orchestra/band affiliates. Features 100 photographs.
The first edition of Black Women in American Bands & Orchestras (a Choice Outstanding Academic Book in 1982) was lauded for providing access to material unavailable in any other source. To update and expand the first edition, Handy has revised the profiles of members featured in the first edition, corrected omissions, and added personal and career facts for new faces on the scene. Profiles are presented under the headings of orchestras and orchestra leaders, string players, wind and percussion players, keyboard players, and non-playing orchestra/band affiliates. Features 100 photographs.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810834194
SKU
V9780810834194
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Ref
99-15
About Antoinette D. Handy
D. Antoinette Handy (1931-2002) was a flutist with degrees from New England Conservatory and Northwestern University, a diploma from Paris National Conservatory and honorary degrees from Cleveland Institute of Music and Whittier College. She was a Humanities Fellow at the University of North Caroluna and Duke University. She taught flute, music theory and history at several colleges and universities and ... Read more
Reviews for Black Women in American Bands and Orchestras
Handy has done a tremendous service...Handy's project could easily serve as a foundation and reference...on the subject.
Cadence Magazine
Since the subject is largely ignored otherwise, we owe her a debt of gratitude...if you are seeking any details about the women highlighted in this book, you have found a gold mine!
Jazz Educators Journal
Overall, this ... Read more
Cadence Magazine
Since the subject is largely ignored otherwise, we owe her a debt of gratitude...if you are seeking any details about the women highlighted in this book, you have found a gold mine!
Jazz Educators Journal
Overall, this ... Read more