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Deems Taylor : a biography
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Title
Deems Taylor : a biography / James A. Pegolotti ; with a foreword by Gerard Schwarz.
ISBN
1555535879 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2003.
Physical Description
xxii, 410 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Local Notes
BEIN Za T2124 W2003P: Dust jacket.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 14, 2003
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-396) and index.
Contents
1885-1906: the early years of (Joseph) Deems Taylor
1906-1916: the emergence of Taylor as composer and writer
1916-1918: the war years
1919-1921: the theater beckons again
1921-1922: Taylor becomes the music critic of the New York World
The World years: 1922-1923
The World Years: 1923-1924
The World years: 1924-1925
1925-1927: the King's Henchman
1927-1931: the road to Peter Ibbetson
Chapter 11 1931-1934: rough times after Peter Ibbetson
1934-1936: Hollywood, Colette d'Arville, and Ramuntcho
1936-1938: the Philharmonic Intermissions begin
1938-1940: the Fantasia years
1940-1942: radio daze
1942-1945, Part I: ASCAP fades in and Intermissions fade out
1942-1945, Part II: Taylor as author, father, and composer
1945-1951: more beginnings and endings
The 1950s: a life with friends
The final years.
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