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The Indiana University School of Music : a history / George M. Logan.
| Author/creator | Logan, George M., 1941- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2000. |
| Description | xvii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prelude -- Beginnings (1824-1919) -- The Merrill years (1919-1938): symbolism and uncivil strife -- The Sanders years (1938-1947): experiment in democracy -- The Bain years (1947-1973) I. Blitz: The first five years -- The Bain years II. Building the mega-school -- The Webb years (1973-1997) I. You can make it anywhere -- The Webb years II. Quo Vadis? -- Faculty of the Department and School of Music, 1910-1999. |
| Abstract | 'How did the foremost American school of music, a major world cultural institution, come to be at a state university in a provincial town, amid the cornfields of southern Indiana?' George Logan has not been alone in posing this question, but his reply is unique: this magnificent volume. This institutional history, enlivened with anecdotes and photographs, reveals modest beginnings indeed, when the orchestra for the 1833 Commencement 'was composed of two flutes, one of them cracked'. The major shift came in 1919 with the arrival of Winfred Merrill, a dean who was also a violinist, conductor, and composer--as well as a seasoned administrator and teacher. He advertised for students, and soon not even seven pianos could meet the demand for practice instruments. Other visionary improvements and expansions were implemented, but not without a fight. The world's greatest artists were engaged to perform in tremendously popular concert series beginning in the 1920s. Under the deanships of Robert Sanders, Wilfred Bain, Charles Webb, and David Woods, the push to recruit the very best intensified--and succeeded. With scholarly scruples, George Logan has resisted the temptation to give a wine-and-roses rendition of history, and tales of vinegar and thorns get ample play as well. What emerges is the epic of a glorious institution, a source of tremendous pride, brought into being and sustained through genius, hard work, and some strokes of incredibly good luck. |
| Abstract | "Today, the Indiana University School of Music maintains six orchestras, and presents more than a thousand concerts and recitals a year, including seven fully staged operas. The story of the School encompasses some dramatic moments, decade after decade of hard work, and the efforts of a number of the twentieth century's greatest figures in music."--Dust jacket. |
| Local note | Little-325748--3051310388571 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-332) and index. |
| LCCN | 00039630 |
| ISBN | 0253338204 (cl : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780253338204 (cl ; alk. paper) |