Polish music and Chopin, its laureate / Ethel Rayson ... with four illustrations.
| Author/creator | Rayson, Ethel |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : W. Reeves, [1916] |
| Description | viii, 64 pages : illustrations (music) 4 portrait (including frontispiece) ; 20 x 15 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Chapter I. Earliest compositions ; Musicians and men of letters of sixteenth century ; Gomolka, the Palestrina of the north ; The character of Polish folk-music ; National traits in Chopin's compositions ; His intercourse with the peasants -- Chapter II. Chopin's unique position ; The evolution of polish opera ; Stanislaus Poniatowski as patron of the drama ; The activity of Joseph Elsner -- Chapter III. Chopin in his student days ; The centenary festival ; "Chants Polonais" ; Polish colony in Paris ; Comparison between the work of Mickiewicz, Charles G. D. Roberts and Lampman -- Chapter IV. Some distinguished teachers ; Paderewski and Stojowski ; Great Britain and Poland ; The origin of the Polonaise ; The visions that accompanied the creation of Chopin's great A flat Polonaise. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 17011130 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML306.R19 P6 1916 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |