Bibliograph

Dvořák to Duke Ellington, a conductor explores America's music and its African American roots, Maurice Peress

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Dvořák to Duke Ellington, a conductor explores America's music and its African American roots, Maurice Peress

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes discography (pages 241-242), bibliographical references (pages 243-244), and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dvořák to Duke Ellington

Nature of contents

bibliographydiscographies

Oclc number

51728680

Responsibility statement

Maurice Peress

Sub title

a conductor explores America's music and its African American roots

Table Of Contents

Antonin Dvořák comes to America -- America and Negro music -- Dvořák's symphony "From the New World" -- The Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 -- The National Conservatory of Music of America -- Paul Laurence Dunbar, Clorilindy, and "The talented tenth" -- James Reese Europe -- George Gershwin and African American music -- Leonard Bernstein -- Gershwin's "Rhapsody in blue" -- The Clef Club concert -- Will Marion Cook -- George Antheil's "Ballet mécanique" -- Bernstein's Mass -- Duke Ellington -- Ellington's "Queenie pie" -- Ellington's "Black, brown and beige"

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