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He Heard America Singing
Evelyn Davis Culbertson
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Description for He Heard America Singing
Hardback. The story of Arthur Farwell (1872-1952) reveals the human side of a composer caught up in a passionate love for his country and its 'common people' and shows how he made music a community experience. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 885 pages, 63ill.70mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Arthur Farwell (1872-1952), the drum-beater for the American composer beginning about 1900, was in the forefront of nearly every facet of the nation's musical life. When he discovered that neither the music written by American composers nor their profession was recognized or supported, he vowed 'to change the United States in this respect.' He founded the Wa-Wan Press and the American Music Society nationwide, made four crusading transcontinental tours, and published countless essays to promote the cause of American music. His story reveals the human side of a composer caught up in a passionate love for his country and its ... Read more
Arthur Farwell (1872-1952), the drum-beater for the American composer beginning about 1900, was in the forefront of nearly every facet of the nation's musical life. When he discovered that neither the music written by American composers nor their profession was recognized or supported, he vowed 'to change the United States in this respect.' He founded the Wa-Wan Press and the American Music Society nationwide, made four crusading transcontinental tours, and published countless essays to promote the cause of American music. His story reveals the human side of a composer caught up in a passionate love for his country and its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
885
Condition
New
Series
Composers of North America
Number of Pages
885
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810825802
SKU
V9780810825802
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About Evelyn Davis Culbertson
Evelyn Davis Culbertson (PhD, University of Maryland), Professor Emerita, is the retired director of the music education program she developed at Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK and is also known as a singer, pianist, choral director, church organist, and coach. She performs lecture-recitals on "The Life and Music of Arthur Farwell" and "Vocal Music of Norway." Her articles have appeared ... Read more
Reviews for He Heard America Singing
...for this unique documentary biography of Farwell, the result of nearly thirty years' research, Evely Davis Culbertson draws heavily upon Farwell's journals, letters, speeches, taped interviews, essays, and unpublished manuscripts...an excellent discography...very fascinating reading.
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a most useful stepping-stone towards a deeper understanding of American music, music-making, artistic endeavor and music education ... Read more
Pan Pipes (Journal of Sigma Alpha Iota)
a most useful stepping-stone towards a deeper understanding of American music, music-making, artistic endeavor and music education ... Read more