Dvorak's prophecy : and the vexed fate of Black classical music
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Shirley, George, writer of foreword.
Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2022].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 229 pages ; 24 cm
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ML200 .H79 D86 2022
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Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-214) and index.
Description
"A provocative interpretation of why classical music in America "stayed white"--how it got to be that way and what can be done about it. In 1893 the composer Antonin Dvorak prophesied a "great and noble" school of American classical music based on the searing "negro melodies" he had excitedly discovered since arriving in the United States a year before. But while Black music would found popular genres known the world over, it never gained a foothold in the concert hall. Joseph Horowitz ranges throughout American cultural history, from Frederick Douglass and Huckleberry Finn to Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and the work of Ralph Ellison, searching for explanations. Challenging the standard narrative for American classical music fashioned by Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland, he looks back to literary figures--Emerson, Melville, and Twain--to ponder how American music can connect with a "usable past." The result is a "new paradigm" that makes room for Black composers including Harry Burleigh, Nathaniel Dett, William Dawson, and Florence Price to redefine the classical canon"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Horowitz, J., & Shirley, G. (2022). Dvorak's prophecy: and the vexed fate of Black classical music (First edition.). W. W. Norton & Company, Inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Horowitz, Joseph, 1948- and George, Shirley. 2022. Dvorak's Prophecy: And the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Horowitz, Joseph, 1948- and George, Shirley. Dvorak's Prophecy: And the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Horowitz, Joseph, and George Shirley. Dvorak's Prophecy: And the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music First edition., W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2022.

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