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Rhode Island's musical heritage : an exploration / edited by Carolyn Livingston and Dawn Elizabeth Smith.
| Other author | Livingston, Carolyn, 1936- editor. |
| Other author | Smith, Dawn Elizabeth, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Sterling Heights, Mich. : Harmonie Park Press, 2008. |
| Description | xx, 327 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Detroit monographs in musicology/Studies in music ; no. 53 Detroit monographs in musicology/Studies in music ; no. 53. ^A281112 |
| Contents | Part 1. People and events before the twentieth century. Introduction / Carolyn Livingston -- Traditional music of the Indians of Rhode Island and related tribes / Rodney J. Caron -- Charles Theodore Pachelbel and his tenure as organist at Newport's Trinity Church / Raymond Perry -- William Billings: his time in Rhode Island / Gregory E. Arsenault -- Newport Gardner: the first African American music educator / Daniel S. Reynolds -- Andrew Law: American tunesmith / Antonio Grelle -- Oliver Shaw: a musician for his time / Judith Deniston Falconer -- Scottish music in Rhode Island from the highland clearances to the present / Fiona J. McIntosh -- Eben Tourjée: early national leader in music education / James Manning -- The American band of Providence, 1837 to the present / Aaron Weitekamp -- David Wallis Reeves: father of American band music / Robin Murphy -- The Lusitana Portuguese American Band: a cultural influence on Rhode Island / Donna Garcia Valente -- The life and times of Sissieretta Jones / Helen L. Glynn -- George M. Cohan: Rhode Island's Yankee Doodle Dandy / Carolyn Livingston -- Part 2. People and events since 1900. Introduction / Dawn Elizabeth Smith -- Elodie Farnum: a gifted prodigy / Lisa Quigley Giorgianni -- Stephen E. Farnum: innovator in music testing / Michael J. Boday -- Bobby Hackett: Dixieland swing cornetist / Mark D. Baker -- Elizabeth Crook: five decades in music education / Robert G. Fraleigh -- Aurora Spadea Curran: pioneer in Suzuki talent education / Laurette M. Vitello -- Abraham A. Schwadron: music education visionary / James N. DeFrancesco, Donald J. Smith, and Carolyn Livingston -- Providence's music mansion: the Mary Kimball Hail legacy / Patricia Lill Maher -- Theatre-by-the-sea: a Rhode Island treasure / Kristen Nester -- Rhode Island's WPA music project and its orchestra / Tsukasa Cherkaoui -- The Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, 1954-2007 / Leslie Ricci Lee -- The Newport Jazz Festival: its early years and its impact on jazz / Ming-lung Dawn Chung -- The Newport Music Festival / Andrew Maddock -- Music in the Westerly public schools since 1970 / Dawn Elizabeth Smith. |
| Abstract | This volume brings together twenty-six essays on diverse subjects of relevance to the social and cultural history of the United States. Through the lives, institutions, and events chronicled, the book gives readers an intimate view of music and music making in Rhode Island, past and present. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008040728 |
| ISBN | 0899901433 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780899901435 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML200.7.R47 R46 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |