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Elsie Houston : revolutionary soprano /

"The early twentieth century ushered in an exciting wave of avant-garde artistic innovation. While Igor Stravinsky was thinking about new ways of interpreting sound, Pablo Picasso was exploring new ways of representing the figure, and Coco Chanel was giving women a new sense of style. Within th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Osei, Adjoa (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Houston, Elsie, > 1902-1943.
Sopranos (Singers) > Brazil > Biography.
Music and race > France > Paris > History > 20th century.
Music and race > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Sopranos (Chanteurs) > Brésil > Biographies.
Musique et race > France > Paris > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Musique et race > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Artists.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Composers & Musicians.
Entertainment & Performing Arts.
Biography & non-fiction prose.
Biography.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Black Brazil in Paris
  • Running with the surrealists
  • A passport to Brazil
  • Baiana baiana baiana!
  • Voodoo in Harlem
  • The primitive quality of the modern.