Nancy Newman

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Good Music for a Free People: The Germania Musical Society in Nineteenth-Century AmericaHardcover, 1 December 2010

Good Music for a Free People: The Germania Musical Society in Nineteenth-Century America
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Part of Series
Eastman Studies in Music
Print Length
332 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Date Published
1 Dec 2010
ISBN-10
1580463452
ISBN-13
9781580463454

Description

A transatlantic perspective that illuminates the Germania Musical Society's crucial role in introducing a "classical," predominantly German, repertory of instrumental works into American musical life.

In Good Music for a Free People, author Nancy Newman examines the activities and reception of the Germania Musical Society, an orchestra whose members emigrated from Berlin during the Revolutions of 1848. These two dozen "Forty-Eighters" gave nearly a thousand concerts in North America during the ensuing six-year period, possibly reaching a million listeners. Drawing on a memoir by member Henry Albrecht, Newman provides insights into the musicians'desire to bring their music to the audiences of a democratic republic at this turbulent time. Eager to avoid the egotism and self-promotion of the European patronage system, they pledged to work for their mutual interests both musically and socially. "One for all, and all for one" became their motto. Originally published in German, Albrecht's memoir is presented here in for the first time in translation.

Nancy Newman is Associate Professor in the Music Department at the University at Albany, SUNY.

Product Details

Author:
Nancy Newman
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 December 2010
Dimensions:
23.88 x 15.49 x 3.05 cm
Genre:
19th Century
ISBN-10:
1580463452
ISBN-13:
9781580463454
Language:
English
Location:
Rochester
Pages:
332
Weight:
680.39 gm

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