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Author: William Kearns
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Volume: 6
Dimensions:
Width: 14.50cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 22.10cm
Weight: 0.576kg
ISBN: 9780810822924
ISBN 10: 081082292
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 01 June 1992
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Kearns's excellent book should go a long way toward restoring the reputation of American composer Horatio Parker...a highly detailed and excellently documented biography...meticulously researched...this book fills a serious lacuna in American musicology and should be a part of all academic music libraries. Choice ...cover[s] the composer's life in a clear, concise manner...the author is quite adept at pointing out thematic continuity within pieces...will hopefully make Kearns's work available to a wider audience. Kearns's careful documentation of his connectionwith the Three Choirs Festival make fascinating reading.--Peter Dickinson, Music & Letters ... engaging... an extremely thorough and well-balanced view... packed with carefully researched and fully documented information...--Pamela Fox, American Musiccc Fontes Artis Musicae ...does justice to a worthy composer...makes a good case for the revival of some of [his] works. Notes Mr. Kearns is to be congratulated for his work on this book. He has clearly helped to define Horatio Parker's place among the early important leaders in American music and music education...a valuable resource for any musician and should be included in every library. Bulletin Of Historical Research In Music Education ...cover[s] the composer's life in a clear, concise manner...the author is quite adept at pointing out thematic continuity within pieces...will hopefully make Kearns's work available to a wider audience. Kearns's careful documentation of his connection with the Three Choirs Festival make fascinating reading.--Peter Dickinson, Music & Letters ... engaging... an extremely thorough and well-balanced view... packed with carefully researched and fully documented information...--Pamela Fox, American Music Fontes Artis Musicae
Author Information
William Kearns (Ph.D., musicology, University of Illinois) is Professor of Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he has taught classes in the history of American music for 25 years. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Sonneck Society of American music specialists and the editor of its Newsletter and has written numerous articles and reviews on American music.
