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245 10 a| Isaac Baker Woodbury :b| the life and works of an American musical populist /c| by Robert M. Copeland.;

260 a| Lanham, MD :b| Scarecrow Press,c| 1995.;

300 a| xiv, 280 pages :b| illustrations, music ;c| 23 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Composers of North America ;v| no. 20;

500 a| Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1974, entitled: The life and works of Isaac Baker Woodbury, 1819-1858.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index.;

505 0 a| Part I. The life of I.B. Woodbury. On Understanding I.B. Woodbury -- Woodbury and his environment. The Woodbury family in New England ; The family Woodbury knew ; The sociocultural environment ; Woodbury's early life and training -- Boston years. The education of a musical populist ; A European education ; Early career ; Woodbury's marriage ; A developing career -- Eight years in New York and Norwalk. The American Musical Review ; Travels ; Problems of health -- Final years. Personality and habits ; Aesthetics ; Final activities ; The conservatory that might have been -- Part II. The works of I.B. Woodbury. Sacred music for choir and congregation. Collections ; Hymn tunes ; Ensemble and choral music -- Secular music. The parlor song ; Woodbury's songs ; Music for vocal ensemble ; Instrumental music -- Larger works. Woodbury's dramaturgy ; Absalom ; Cantatas ; Abraham and Ishmael ; The Settlement of Jamestown ; Conclusions -- Educational and theoretical works. Tunebook introductions ; Instruction books ; Theory and composition ; Conclusions -- Appendix: List of works of I.B. Woodbury. Sheet music (Solo songs ; Ensemble songs ; Piano music) ; Books ; Periodicals ; Manuscripts.;

520 a| The first full-length study of Isaac Baker Woodbury, one of America's most successful composers of parlor songs and hymn tunes and an editor of widely-popular tunebooks and instructional books. It provides a useful window into the nature of music and social forces during the Jacksonian Era. The biographical portion calls attention to the social forces with which Woodbury interacted: home and family, social status, evangelical Christianity, and the politics of musical life. The second part incorporates both musical and sociological analysis into a discussion of his sacred, secular, and dramatic music and his theoretical and instructional works. Includes a complete list of his known works.;

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Isaac Baker Woodbury : the life and works of an American musical populist / by Robert M. Copeland.

Author/creator	Copeland, Robert M., 1945-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 1995.
Description	xiv, 280 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Woodbury, I. B. (Isaac Baker), 1819-1858. Composers--United States. --Biography.

Series	Composers of North America ; no. 20 Composers of North America ; no. 20. ^A191193
Contents	Part I. The life of I.B. Woodbury. On Understanding I.B. Woodbury -- Woodbury and his environment. The Woodbury family in New England ; The family Woodbury knew ; The sociocultural environment ; Woodbury's early life and training -- Boston years. The education of a musical populist ; A European education ; Early career ; Woodbury's marriage ; A developing career -- Eight years in New York and Norwalk. The American Musical Review ; Travels ; Problems of health -- Final years. Personality and habits ; Aesthetics ; Final activities ; The conservatory that might have been -- Part II. The works of I.B. Woodbury. Sacred music for choir and congregation. Collections ; Hymn tunes ; Ensemble and choral music -- Secular music. The parlor song ; Woodbury's songs ; Music for vocal ensemble ; Instrumental music -- Larger works. Woodbury's dramaturgy ; Absalom ; Cantatas ; Abraham and Ishmael ; The Settlement of Jamestown ; Conclusions -- Educational and theoretical works. Tunebook introductions ; Instruction books ; Theory and composition ; Conclusions -- Appendix: List of works of I.B. Woodbury. Sheet music (Solo songs ; Ensemble songs ; Piano music) ; Books ; Periodicals ; Manuscripts.
Abstract	The first full-length study of Isaac Baker Woodbury, one of America's most successful composers of parlor songs and hymn tunes and an editor of widely-popular tunebooks and instructional books. It provides a useful window into the nature of music and social forces during the Jacksonian Era. The biographical portion calls attention to the social forces with which Woodbury interacted: home and family, social status, evangelical Christianity, and the politics of musical life. The second part incorporates both musical and sociological analysis into a discussion of his sacred, secular, and dramatic music and his theoretical and instructional works. Includes a complete list of his known works.
General note	Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1974, entitled: The life and works of Isaac Baker Woodbury, 1819-1858.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index.
LCCN	95024543
ISBN	0810830604 (cloth : alk. paper)

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