Classical Music In America
Author | : Joseph Horowitz |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 664 |
Release | : 2005-03-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 0393057178 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780393057171 |
Rating | : 4/5 (171 Downloads) |
Download or read book Classical Music In America written by Joseph Horowitz and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005-03-15 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning scholar and leading authority on American symphonic culture argues that classical music in the United States is peculiarly performance-driven, and he traces a musical trajectory rising to its peak at the close of the 19th century and receding after World War I.