Robert Lee Watt

The Black Horn

The Story of Classical French Hornist Robert Lee Watt

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Produktbeschreibung

Today, the number of African Americans who hold chairs in major American symphony orchestras are few and far between, and Watt is the first in many years to write about this uniquely exhilarating-and at times painful-experience.

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Produktdetails

• African American Cultural Theory and Heritage
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9781442239388
• ISBN-10: 1442239387
• Artikelnr.: 40925718

Autorenporträt

Robert Lee Watt studied French horn at the New England Conservatory of Music with Harry Shapiro of the Boston Symphony. In 1970, he was hired by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as assistant first French horn under maestro Zubin Mehta.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Prelude Chapter 2: Early Memories Chapter 3: Back to Asbury Park
Chapter 4: Left Back Chapter 5: First Love Chapter 6: Music Chose Me
Chapter 7: Adolescent Secrets Chapter 8: A Random Blessing Chapter 9: First
Date Chapter 10: Pleasure and Pain Chapter 11: Lessons in Life Chapter 12:
My Great Escape Chapter 13: First Sweet Victory Chapter 14: Tension Chapter
15: Welcome to the World Chapter 16: Music Camp/Boston Pops Chapter 17:
Best Summer Chapter 18: Turning Pro Chapter 19: Loving a Colored Girl
Chapter 20: Greeting Manhood Chapter 21: In Love / Tanglewood Chapter 22:
The Musical Mountain Chapter 23: First Audition Chapter 24: Madness!
Chapter 25: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Chapter 26: The Dream Chapter 27:
Black Los Angeles Chapter 28: Deeper Into the Dream Chapter 29: Emotions
Miscellaneous Chapter 30: To Viet Nam? Chapter 31: On with Life Chapter 32:
Fear of Flying Chapter 33: Japan Chapter 34: The New Black Player / The Ark
Chapter 35: Leave the LA Philharmonic? Chapter 36: What we fear the most
Chapter 37: Conversations with Jerome Ashby Chapter 38: Challenged by a
Peer Chapter 39: Give it up Chapter 40: My Sandbox Buddy Chapter 41: Where
had he been all my life? Chapter 42: Who was he really? Chapter 43: Tales
from the Symphony Chapter 44: Final Revelations Chapter 45: The New Brass
Ensemble / Madame Chapter 46: More European Adventures Chapter 47: A Black
Brass Quintet in Finland ? Chapter 48: Enchanting Encounters Chapter 49:
What I live for Chapter 50: "It's Good to be Negro!" Chapter 51: Missing
Miles Chapter 52: Salzburg Festival Chapter 53: Finale Appendix: List of
Negro Musicians at the New York Philharmonic, April 1969