Sharps and flats in five decades : an autobiography / by William J. Finn.
| Author/creator | Finn, William J. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York ; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1947] |
| Description | x, 342 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Tuning before the prelude -- A short prelude on a ground bass -- Part one. Some things developed from the ground bass -- The ground bass moves into the treble for a while -- Men's voices vocalize over the ground bass -- First efforts to blend high and low voices -- The theme appears on the alto line -- The ground bass worries about the treble -- A few arpeggios -- A pope thinks about the ground bass -- Perhaps Chicago was on the southern slope of Mount Parnassus -- Some notes are clear, others murky -- Or did Parnassus move to Chicago? -- Listening to the ground bass through the geological strata of England and the continent -- Great New York is amused at lowly Chicago -- A few arpeggios pizzicato -- The ground bass zigzags through icebergs -- My work was not "all play" -- I hear the ground bass in a more complete tonal spectrum -- Final experiments with a boys' and men's choir in Chicago -- The ground bass makes a transcontinental tour -- Part two. How will you like Manhattan for a home, ground bass? -- The ground bass goes into fugal development -- The ground bass serves reluctantly as a theme for a marche funebre -- The ground bass and the movement back to Gregorian chant -- The ground bass and the radio -- The ground bass tries to sing from the lecture platform -- The ground bass resounds in the convent -- The ground bass makes a final inspection of the vocal lines. |
| Abstract | Autobiography of a famous musician, choral conductor, and educator. |
| LCCN | 47011837 |
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