Gems of exquisite beauty: how hymnody carried classical music to America

In the antebellum period, most Americans first encountered European classical music through hundreds of hymn tunes that tapped into classical melodies. This is an in-depth study of the rise and fall of these popular, but largely overlooked, adaptations and their place in nineteenth-century American...

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Main Author: Mercer-Taylor, Peter Jameson (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2021
Series:Founders of modern political and social thought
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:In the antebellum period, most Americans first encountered European classical music through hundreds of hymn tunes that tapped into classical melodies. This is an in-depth study of the rise and fall of these popular, but largely overlooked, adaptations and their place in nineteenth-century American musical life
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (398 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780197537787
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190842796.001.0001

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