Dvorak's Prophecy: And the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music
by Horowitz, Joseph
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0393881245
- ISBN 13
- 9780393881240
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2021. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. black cloth, gilt spine, xxiii, 229 pages,A provocative interpretation of why classical music in America "stayed white"- how it got to be that way and what can be done about it. In 1893 the composer Antoni?n Dvor?a?k prophesied a "great and noble school" of American classical music based on the "negro melodies" he had excitedly discovered since arriving in the United States a year before. But while BLack music would foster popular genres known the world over, it never gained a foothold in the concert hall. Black composers found few opportunities to have their works performed, and white composers mainly rejected Dvor?a?k's lead.
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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- Title
- Dvorak's Prophecy: And the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music
- Author
- Horowitz, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393881245
- ISBN 13
- 9780393881240
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2021
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- African American composers,African American composers History and criticism,African American musicians,African American musicians History and criticism,African Americans Music,African Americans Music History and criticism,Compositeurs noirs ame?ricains Hi
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography; Americana; Music;
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