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Negro at Home, Maestro Abroad
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Artikel-Nr:
9780810888562
Veröffentl:
2015
Seiten:
206
Autor:
Rufus Jones
Serie:
African American Cultural Theory and Heritage
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
In this book, conductor and scholar Rufus Jones, Jr. brings to light a literal treasure trove of unpublished primary sources to tell the compelling story of the great American conductor, Dean Dixon.
In Dean Dixon: Negro at Home, Maestro Abroad, conductor and scholar Rufus Jones Jr. brings to light a literal treasure trove of unpublished primary sources to tell the compelling story of this great American conductor. A testament to Dixon’s resolve, this first-ever full-length biography of this American musical hero chronicles Dixon’s musical upbringing, beginnings as a conductor, painful decision to leave his own country, rise to fame in Europe and his triumphant stand twenty-one years later when he returned to the United States to serve as a model for aspiring Black classical musicians.
Dean Dixon: Negro at Home, Maestro Abroad will interest anyone who wants to know more about Black American history, American musical culture, and Black American concert music and musicians.
More information is available at: maestroabroad.com
Dean Dixon: Negro at Home, Maestro Abroad will interest anyone who wants to know more about Black American history, American musical culture, and Black American concert music and musicians.
More information is available at: maestroabroad.com
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Prologue
Chapter 1: West Indians in Harlem
Chapter 2: Dean Dixon School of Music
Chapter 3: The Damrosch School
Chapter 4: Pursuing the Dream
Chapter 5: Eleanor Roosevelt
Chapter 6: The Plastic Carrot
Chapter 7: Search for Democracy
Chapter 8: Black and White
Chapter 9: Exodus
Chapter 10: Mary
Chapter 11: Drama, Down Under
Chapter 12: Prague
Chapter 13: Sojourn Home
Chapter 14: I’m Not Tired Yet
Chapter 15: Ritha
Epilogue: On My Shoulders
Appendix 1: In Memoriam
Appendix 2: Conductors Handbook
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Prologue
Chapter 1: West Indians in Harlem
Chapter 2: Dean Dixon School of Music
Chapter 3: The Damrosch School
Chapter 4: Pursuing the Dream
Chapter 5: Eleanor Roosevelt
Chapter 6: The Plastic Carrot
Chapter 7: Search for Democracy
Chapter 8: Black and White
Chapter 9: Exodus
Chapter 10: Mary
Chapter 11: Drama, Down Under
Chapter 12: Prague
Chapter 13: Sojourn Home
Chapter 14: I’m Not Tired Yet
Chapter 15: Ritha
Epilogue: On My Shoulders
Appendix 1: In Memoriam
Appendix 2: Conductors Handbook
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author