Nancy Toff

Monarch of the Flute

The Life of Georges Barrere

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Produktbeschreibung

The first biography of Barrere, this book examines the profound influence of this Frenchman on twentieth century American musical life, through his development of the flute and flute pedagogy, his promotion of new genres and repertoire, and new works dedicated to him.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 699g
• ISBN-13: 9780199942459
• ISBN-10: 0199942455
• Artikelnr.: 36052565

Autorenporträt

Nancy Toff is author of The Flute Book, The Development of the Modern Flute , and Georges Barrère and the Flute in America and is a past president of the New York Flute Club. Toff is the 2012 winner of the National Flute Association's National Service Award.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1.The Fifer, 1876-93
2.The Faun, 1893-94
3.The Jeune Ecole, 1895-98
4.Fin de Siecle, 1898-99
5.1900: In the Vanguard of Progress
6.The New Century, 1901-05
7.1905: Enter Walter Damrosch
8.The World of the Damrosch Brothers, 1905-09
9."A Musical Envoy from France," 1909-12
10.Yankee Entrepreneur, 1913-15
11.Alliances Francaises, 1915-17
12.Over Here, 1917-18
13."The World's Greatest Flutist," 1918-21
14."Pan Himself," 1921-26
15."The Casals of the Flute," 1926-28
16.Jubilee, 1929-30
17."I Heard The Great Barrere," 1931-36
18."The Last Word in Chamber Music," 1936-40
19."The Last Survivor," 1940-44
Epilogue: Monarch of the Flute
Appendix 1: Works Dedicated to Barrere and His Ensembles
Appendix 2: Works Premiered by Barrere and His Ensembles
Notes/ Bibliography