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"Though viewed as quintessentially German, lieder became a centerpiece of nineteenth century song recitals in the United States. By the 1890s, these songs, which were often sung in English, were a sensation among tutored and untutored music lovers alike. Heather Platt examines the varied suppor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Platt, Heather Anne (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
Series:Music in American life.
Subjects:
Songs > United States > History and criticism.
Songs, German > United States > History and criticism.
Music > United States > German influences.
Concerts > United States > History.
Concerts.
Music > German influences.
Songs.
Songs, German.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introducing a "Higher Class" of Song to American Audiences
  • Song Recitals and Song Recital Series
  • The Henschels' Polyglot "Vocal Recitals"
  • Max Heinrich's "Classical Song Recitals"
  • Max Heinrich's Expanding Stylistic and Geographic Vistas
  • Villa Whitney White and Women's Music Clubs
  • David Bispham and the Heyday of Song Recitals
  • Epilogue. The End of an Era
  • Appendix. Milestones in the Development of Song Recitals.