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100 1 a| Tawa, Nicholas E.=| ^A128266;

245 10 a| Mainstream music of early twentieth century America :b| the composers, their times, and their works /c| Nicholas E. Tawa.;

260 a| New York :b| Greenwood Press,c| 1992.;

300 a| ix, 209 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Contributions to the study of music and dance ;v| no. 28;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201), discography (pages 191-195) and index.;

520 a| This book examines the music of the most prominent American composers active in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Among them are Edgar Stillman Kelley, Frederick Shepherd Converse, Daniel Gregory Mason, Edgar Burlingame Hill, Mabel Daniels, Henry Hadley, Deems Taylor, Charles Wakefield Cadman, Henry Gilbert, Arthur Farwell, John Powell, Arthur Shepherd, Scott Joplin, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Marion Bauer, and John Alden Carpenter. Unjustly neglected by a later generation of critics interested in the avant-garde, this music deserves a hearing today and, in fact, increasingly is the subject of new recordings. The author puts his exemplary research and analytical skills to work to determine what these composers accomplished, not what latter-day critics felt they should have accomplished. The attitudes, styles, and compositions are analyzed in cultural context. The period of 1900-1930 witnessed an intense debate on what constituted an American identity in music. Was it Anglo-Celtic, Amerindian, African-American, jazz, or the individual unconsciously expressing the American society he or she lived in? The changing world of music, the clash of beliefs and values, and the attempts at a musical reconciliation between old and new approaches to composition figure prominently in the discussion. Tawa concludes that if the present-day listener does not reject romantic music out of hand, he or she will find delight in much of this large body of skillful, meaningful compositions.;

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830 0 a| Contributions to the study of music and dance ;v| no. 28.=| ^A466730;

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Mainstream music of early twentieth century America : the composers, their times, and their works / Nicholas E. Tawa.

Author/creator	Tawa, Nicholas E.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Greenwood Press, 1992.
Description	ix, 209 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Music--United States. --20th century. --History and criticism. Composers--United States.

Series	Contributions to the study of music and dance ; no. 28 Contributions to the study of music and dance ; no. 28. ^A466730
Contents	Themes and viewpoints. The changing world of music ; Beliefs and values ; Musical reconciliations -- Kelley and Converse. Edgar Stillman Kelley ; Frederick Shepherd Converse ; Opera and oratorio ; The picturization of America -- Three New Englanders: Mason, Hill, and Daniels. Daniel Gregory Mason ; Edward Burlingame Hill ; Mabel Daniels -- Colorists, theatricians, and melodists: Hadley, Taylor, and Cadman. Henry Hadley ; Deems Taylor ; Charles Wakefield Cadman -- Pursuit of national music. Henry Gilbert ; Arthur Farwell ; John Powell ; Arthur Shepherd ; Scott Joplin's Treemonisha -- Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Marion Bauer. The musical style of Griffes ; Songs of Griffes ; The instrumental music of Griffes ; Marion Bauer -- John Alden Carpenter. Carpenter's musical language ; Piano pieces and songs ; Chamber music ; Works for large ensembles -- An added note.
Abstract	This book examines the music of the most prominent American composers active in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Among them are Edgar Stillman Kelley, Frederick Shepherd Converse, Daniel Gregory Mason, Edgar Burlingame Hill, Mabel Daniels, Henry Hadley, Deems Taylor, Charles Wakefield Cadman, Henry Gilbert, Arthur Farwell, John Powell, Arthur Shepherd, Scott Joplin, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Marion Bauer, and John Alden Carpenter. Unjustly neglected by a later generation of critics interested in the avant-garde, this music deserves a hearing today and, in fact, increasingly is the subject of new recordings. The author puts his exemplary research and analytical skills to work to determine what these composers accomplished, not what latter-day critics felt they should have accomplished. The attitudes, styles, and compositions are analyzed in cultural context. The period of 1900-1930 witnessed an intense debate on what constituted an American identity in music. Was it Anglo-Celtic, Amerindian, African-American, jazz, or the individual unconsciously expressing the American society he or she lived in? The changing world of music, the clash of beliefs and values, and the attempts at a musical reconciliation between old and new approaches to composition figure prominently in the discussion. Tawa concludes that if the present-day listener does not reject romantic music out of hand, he or she will find delight in much of this large body of skillful, meaningful compositions.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201), discography (pages 191-195) and index.
LCCN	92010676
ISBN	0313285632

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