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Victor Herbert : a theatrical life / Neil Gould.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Fordham University Press, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 610 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780823228713
  • 0823228711
  • 9780823228720
  • 082322872X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ML410.H52 G68 2008
Online resources:
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.
Review: "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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library Music Pocket Library Books & Scores ML410.H52G68 2008 Available 33710001157648

Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-598) and index.

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.

"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.