| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xv, 610 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-598) and index. |
| Contents |
Ireland, my sireland -- In old New York -- Oh, my name is Victor Herbert : I'm the leader of the band -- Pittsburgh : heaven and hell -- Coda brilliante -- Paterfamilias -- Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! -- A theatrical musician at work -- Act one -- Entr'acte I : ace of clubs -- Act two : scene one -- Operetta as social document -- Act two : scene two -- Entre'acte II : uncrowned kings -- Act three : scene one -- An opera manqué -- Act three : scene two -- Media vitae in morte sumus -- Postlude -- February 1, 2003. |
| Summary |
"Victor Herbert is one of the giants of American culture. As a musician, conductor, and, above all, composer, he touched every corner of American musical life at the turn of the twentieth century. Neil Gould draws on his own experience as a director, producer, and scholar to craft a portrait of the Irish immigrant whose extraordinary talents defined the sounds of a generation and made contemporary musical theater possible."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924.
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Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924. (OCoLC)fst00042565
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Composers -- United States -- Biography.
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Composers. (OCoLC)fst00871620
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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| ISBN |
9780823228713 (cloth) |
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0823228711 (cloth) |
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9780823228720 (pbk.) |
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082322872X (pbk.) |
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