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Opera at the Bandstand - Then and Now (Hardcover)
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Opera at the Bandstand - Then and Now (Hardcover)
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In Opera at the Bandstand: Then and Now, George W. Martin surveys
the role of concert bands during the nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries in making contemporary opera popular. He also chronicles
how in part they lost their audience in the second half of the
twentieth century by abandoning operatic repertory. Martin begins
with the Dodworth bands in New York City from the 1850s and moves
to the American tour of French conductor and composer Louis Antoine
Jullien, bandmaster Patrick S. Gilmore's jubilee festivals, the era
of John Philip Sousa from 1892 to 1932, performances of the Goldman
Band of New York City from 1920 to 2005, and finally the wind
ensembles sparked by Frederick Fennell. He illustrates the degree
to which operatic material comprised these bands' overall repertory
and provides detailed programs in the appendixes. Opera at the
Bandstand describes how the technological advancements sweeping the
country, such as radio, automobiles, recordings, television, and
air conditioning, along with changes in demographics, affected the
country's musical life. It will appeal to bandmasters and their
players, as well as those with an interest in American history,
music, popular culture, and opera.
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