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The New York Composers' Forum concerts, 1935-1940
Title
The New York Composers' Forum concerts, 1935-1940 / Melissa J. de Graaf.
ISBN
9781580464260 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
1580464262 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
Publication
Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press ; Woodbridge, Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer Limited, [2013]
Copyright Notice Date
©2013
Physical Description
xii, 290 pages : music, illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 16, 2014
Series
Eastman studies in music, v. 103
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-268) and index.
Contents
Introduction : the significance of the Composers' Forum
The Composers' Forum in context : modernism and diversity in the 1930s
Reactions to modernist style and ideas
The gendered reception of modern music
Orientalism, Jewish music, and the search for spiritual authenticity
White composers and representations of race : the forum as battleground over issues of authenticity and appropriation
Creating American identity : folk song and nationalism
Conclusion : the demise and impact of the Composers' Forum.
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