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Strong on Music – The New York Music Scene in the Days of George Templeton Strong V 2 Reverberations 1850–1856 (Paper) - Softcover

Lawrence, Vera Brodsky

 
9780226470115: Strong on Music – The New York Music Scene in the Days of George Templeton Strong V 2 Reverberations 1850–1856 (Paper)

Synopsis

This work, the second volume of "Strong on Music", carries its account of the 19th-century New York music scene into the 1850s. Using music entries from George Templeton Strong's journals as a point of departure, it provides a portrait of a vibrant musical culture. Each chapter presents one year in the musical life of New York City, with commentary accompanied by both excerpts from Strong's diaries and a selection of music criticism and comment from the period.

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Each chapter examines one year in the musical life of New York City, with Lawrence's extensive commentary enriched both by excerpts from Strong's diary and a lavish selection of little-known music criticism and comment from the period.

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