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Author : Joseph Herter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Zygmunt Stojowski written by Joseph Herter and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James S. Pula
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786462221
Total Pages : 597 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book The Polish American Encyclopedia written by James S. Pula and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At least nine million Americans trace their roots to Poland, and Polish Americans have contributed greatly to American history and society. During the largest period of immigration to the United States, between 1870 and 1920, more Poles came to the United States than any other national group except Italians. Additional large-scale Polish migration occurred in the wake of World War II and during the period of Solidarity's rise to prominence. This encyclopedia features three types of entries: thematic essays, topical entries, and biographical profiles. The essays synthesize existing work to provide interpretations of, and insight into, important aspects of the Polish American experience. The topical entries discuss in detail specific places, events or organizations such as the Polish National Alliance, Polish American Saturday Schools, and the Latimer Massacre, among others. The biographical entries identify Polish Americans who have made significant contributions at the regional or national level either to the history and culture of the United States, or to the development of American Polonia.
Author : Anna Mazurkiewicz
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443868914
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book East Central Europe in Exile Volume 1 written by Anna Mazurkiewicz and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The East Central Europe in Exile series consists of two volumes which contain chapters written by both esteemed and renowned scholars, as well as young, aspiring researchers whose work brings a fresh, innovative approach to the study of migration. Altogether, there are thirty-eight chapters in both volumes focusing on the East Central European émigré experience in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The first volume, Transatlantic Migrations, focuses on the reasons for emigration from the lands of East Central Europe; from the Baltic to the Adriatic, the intercontinental journey, as well as on the initial adaptation and assimilation processes. The second volume is slightly different in scope, for it focuses on the aspect of negotiating new identities acquired in the adopted homeland. The authors contributing to Transatlantic Identities focus on the preservation of the East Central European identity, maintenance of contacts with the “old country”, and activities pursued on behalf of, and for the sake of, the abandoned homeland. Combined, both volumes describe the transnational processes affecting East Central European migrants.
Author : Paul Krzywicki
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483442675
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)
Download or read book From Paderewski to Penderecki: The Polish Musician in Philadelphia written by Paul Krzywicki and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-03-16 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extraordinary stories and accomplishments of 170 Polish musicians whose presence in Philadelphia influenced music in America. Paul Krzywicki, a native of Philadelphia, was a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra for thirty-three years, performing in over four thousand concerts, more than 60 recordings and presenting master classes throughout the world. He is currently on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music. A full biography is in Part I.
Author : Stanley S. Sokol
Publisher : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780865162457
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (624 download)
Download or read book The Polish Biographical Dictionary written by Stanley S. Sokol and published by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles nearly 900 prominent Poles in all walks of life, beginning with Mieszko I, who in 963 united six tribes to form the nation of Poland, and continuing up to the country's present. Ten saints and 11 Nobel Prize winners are among the subjects, as are the inventor of the automobile windshield wi
Author : Konstantin Symmons-Symonolewicz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Polish American Studies written by Konstantin Symmons-Symonolewicz and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maurice Hinson
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253056748
Total Pages : 853 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, Third Edition written by Maurice Hinson and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 853 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this expanded and updated edition, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble: An Annotated Guide features over 3200 compositions, from duos to octets, by more than 1600 composers. Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts catalog published works for piano with two or more instruments with information on performance level, length, individual movements, overall style, and publisher. Divided into sections according to the number and types of instruments involved, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble then subdivides entries according to the actual scoring. Keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players and teachers will find a wealth of chamber works from all periods in this invaluable guide.
Author : Diego Mantoan
Publisher : Vernon Press
ISBN 13 : 1648895107
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (488 download)
Download or read book Lionello Perera: An Italian Banker and Patron in New York written by Diego Mantoan and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents the long-lost biography of Lionello Perera, principal banker, patron, and philanthropist of the Italian American community in New York at the inception of the twentieth century. Born and raised in Venice, Lionello Perera took over his uncle’s financial activity in Wall Street and developed the family business into a stronghold of the Italian American community. His remarkable career led him to become the Vice President of Bank of America in 1928 as an associate of California born Amadeo P. Giannini, while he also was instrumental to the political success of New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Recognised as a true founding father of the Italian American community of the East Coast, he supported welfare societies and public hospitals to foster the integration of Italian immigrants. A close friend of star conductor Arturo Toscanini, Lionello Perera and his wife Carolyn Allen Perera turned into influential music patrons for Italian and Jewish musicians. Their unique Art Deco house in the Upper East Side became an epicentre of the New York music world, showcasing the banker’s refined art collection that matched the taste of J. Pierpont Morgan and Samuel H. Kress. The book relies on unprecedented archival material rendering justice to the relevance Lionello Perera holds as a contributor to the political, social, and cultural integration of Italians in the USA. It offers an innovative perspective that considers the tight interrelation of Italian Americans of the East Coast with ongoing events in their country of origin. Lionello Perera’s life highlights the silent contribution of Italian Americans to change the US banking system and help the integration of Italian immigrants in their new country. Hence, the main audience are students and scholars interested in the history of immigration, banking history, Italian American culture as well as music studies and art history.
Author : Peter Gough
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252097017
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Sounds of the New Deal written by Peter Gough and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At its peak the Federal Music Project (FMP) employed nearly 16,000 people who reached millions of Americans through performances, composing, teaching, and folksong collection and transcription. In Sounds of the New Deal, Peter Gough explores how the FMP's activities in the West shaped a new national appreciation for the diversity of American musical expression. From the onset, administrators and artists debated whether to represent highbrow, popular, or folk music in FMP activities. Though the administration privileged using "good" music to educate the public, in the West local preferences regularly trumped national priorities and allowed diverse vernacular musics to be heard. African American and Hispanic music found unprecedented popularity while the cultural mosaic illuminated by American folksong exemplified the spirit of the Popular Front movement. These new musical expressions combined the radical sensibilities of an invigorated Left with nationalistic impulses. At the same time, they blended traditional patriotic themes with an awareness of the country's varied ethnic musical heritage and vast--but endangered--store of grassroots music.
Author : Peter Hulme
Publisher : American Tropics Towards a Lit
ISBN 13 : 1786942003
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (869 download)
Download or read book The Dinner at Gonfarone's written by Peter Hulme and published by American Tropics Towards a Lit. This book was released on 2019 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dinner at Gonfarone's covers five years in the life of the Nicaraguan poet, Salomón de la Selva, but it also offers a picture of Hispanic New York in the years around the First World War. De la Selva is the forerunner of Latino writers like Junot Díaz and Julia Álvarez.
Author : John Franceschina
Publisher : BearManor Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Incidental and Dance Music in the American Theatre from 1786 to 1923 written by John Franceschina and published by BearManor Media. This book was released on 2017-12-16 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of American theater would not have developed nor impacted the sound of music today without the composers, directors, and choreographers of incidental and dance music. From the earliest immigrant composers to mainstream maestros and film composers, their successes and sorrows mirrored the masses with failed marriages, alcoholism, earning a living, and dying alone and forgotten. Much of their music was destroyed in fires or lost while touring . . . until now. Elaborating on the introduction and chronology in Volume 1 and the biographical profiles in Volume 2, the author explores the careers of the masterminds of music from Edgar Stillman Kelley to Charles Zimmerman, with more than 150 musical examples and extensive Notes. About the author: composer John Franceschina served as Musical Director for more than 150 shows over 50 years. He served on the Musical Theatre Faculties at Florida State University, Syracuse University, and Pennsylvania State University. His previous published works include Sisters of Gore: Seven Gothic Melodramas by British Women, 1790–1843; Gore on Stage: The Plays of Catherine Gore; Homosexualities in the English Theatre: From Lyly to Wilde; Socialists, Socialites, and Sociopaths: Plays and Screenplays by Frank Tuttle; Rape, Incest, Murder! The Marquis de Sade on Stage (3 volumes); David Braham: The American Offenbach; Harry B. Smith: Dean of American Librettists; Duke Ellington’s Music for the Theatre; Hermes Pan: The Man Who Danced with Fred Astaire; and Music Theory through Musical Theatre.
Author : Don Rayno
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810883228
Total Pages : 824 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Paul Whiteman written by Don Rayno and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second volume of Rayno’s magisterial treatment of the life and music of this remarkable maestro, Whiteman’s career during the second half of his life is explored in the fullest detail, as Whiteman conquers the worlds of theater and vaudeville, the concert hall, radio, motion pictures, and television, winning accolades in all of them. Through hundreds of interviews, extensive documentation, and exhaustive research of over nearly three decades, a portrait emerges of one of American music’s most important musical figures during the last century. Rayno paints a stunning portrait of Whiteman’s considerable accomplishments and far-reaching influence.
Author : Pat Silver-Lasky
Publisher : BearManor Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Hollywood Royalty: A Family in Films written by Pat Silver-Lasky and published by BearManor Media. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a unique, family perspective of American film history through a 1921 to 1949 archive of 435letters written by pioneering film producer Jesse L. Lasky. His triumphs and failures––and the family that traveled with him—provide an illuminating, insider view of the day-to-day creation of the film industry, including behind-the-scenes negotiations and developments with Adolph Zukor, Samuel Goldwyn, Cecil B. DeMille, and the making of such early classics as The Squaw Man (1914), The Sheik (1921), The Covered Wagon (1923), Peter Pan (1924), The Cocoanuts (Marx Brothers) (1929) and later benchmarks as Sergeant York 1941, Mark Twain 1944, and Rhapsody in Blue 1945. An innovator, Lasky’s letters reveal a producer’s point of view on working with his partner Cecil B.DeMille; with discoveries Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich in an early talkie film; his rivalry with producer Sam Goldwyn; Gloria Swanson, who once refused his $17,500-a-week contract; and Hollywood’s legendary king and queen, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. Lasky's complex relationship with his wife, the fatherly advice he offered to Jesse Jr., whose significant role in Hollywood's wartime activities, are spotlighted in thrilling recollections, anecdotes, and fascinating photos from the family's personal collection. Includes a complete list of more than a thousand films produced by Jesse L. Lasky and the 48 films written by Jesse L. Lasky Jr. “Just when I think no more books can be written about early Hollywood and its beginning from a personal and intimate perspective, along comes Hollywood Royalty: a Family in Films . . . the author explores the intricate dynamics of a family who gains wealth and prestige and how they coped when studio politics and the Depression rocked their lavish lifestyle." - Michael G. Ankerich "'Now that it is no longer possible to interview the last veterans of the silent era, any more than we can talk to survivors of the Civil War, there is one last, precious resource: letters. You are offering film historians and enthusiasts an incredibly rare opportunity to enter the lives of one of the supreme moguls of the classic era and his son.” – Kevin Brownlow, film historian. About the author: actress, producer, writer, and director Pat Silver-Lasky, was former Executive Council of W.G.G.B. – W.G.A. (West) A.S.C.A.P. - B.A.F.T.A., AG, and lecturer on scriptwriting at London Film School. She is the author of A Star Called Wormwood; Scams Schemes Scumbags; Ride the Tiger; Screenwriting for the 21st Century. Her books with Jesse Lasky Jr. include The Offer; Men of Mystery; Dark Dimensions; Love Scene. Her television credits include The Avengers, Space 1999, and the Emmy-nominated Mabel's Fables (1949).
Author : Roland John Wiley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199709211
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Tchaikovsky written by Roland John Wiley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-30 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A giant in the pantheon of 19th century composers, Tchaikovsky continues to enthrall audiences today. From the Nutcracker--arguably the most popular ballet currently on the boards--Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty, to Eugene Onegin and Pique Dame, to the Symphony Pathetique and the always rousing, canon-blasting 1812 Overture--this prolific and beloved composer's works are perennial favorites. Now, John Wiley, a renowned Tchaikovsky scholar, provides a fresh biography aimed in classic Master Musicians style at the student and music lover. Wiley deftly draws on documents from imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet era sources, providing a more balanced look at recent controversies surrounding the marriage, death, and sexuality of the composer. The author dovetails the biographical material with separate chapters that treat the music thoroughly and fully, work-by-work, with more substantial explorations of Tchaikovsky's most familiar compositions. These analyses present new, even iconoclastic perspectives on the music and the composer's intent and expression. Several informative appendices, in the Master Musicians format, include an exhaustive list of works and bibliography.
Author : Howard Pollack
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520933141
Total Pages : 938 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book George Gershwin written by Howard Pollack and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-01-15 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. Howard Pollack draws from a wealth of sketches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, books, articles, recordings, films, and other materials—including a large cache of Gershwin scores discovered in a Warner Brothers warehouse in 1982—to create an expansive chronicle of Gershwin’s meteoric rise to fame. He also traces Gershwin’s powerful presence that, even today, extends from Broadway, jazz clubs, and film scores to symphony halls and opera houses. Pollack’s lively narrative describes Gershwin’s family, childhood, and education; his early career as a pianist; his friendships and romantic life; his relation to various musical trends; his writings on music; his working methods; and his tragic death at the age of 38. Unlike Kern, Berlin, and Porter, who mostly worked within the confines of Broadway and Hollywood, Gershwin actively sought to cross the boundaries between high and low, and wrote works that crossed over into a realm where art music, jazz, and Broadway met and merged. The author surveys Gershwin’s entire oeuvre, from his first surviving compositions to the melodies that his brother and principal collaborator, Ira Gershwin, lyricized after his death. Pollack concludes with an exploration of the performances and critical reception of Gershwin's music over the years, from his time to ours.
Author : Cindy Bylander
Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (871 download)
Download or read book Engaging Cultural Ideologies written by Cindy Bylander and published by Academic Studies PRess. This book was released on 2022-12-20 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging Cultural Ideologies offers a recontextualization of the effects of Poland’s cultural practices, especially those concerning issues such as nationalism, elitism, and race, on the genesis and performance of contemporary Polish compositions from 1918 to 1956. Based on extensive archival research that includes the first comprehensive examination of concert programs in Poland as well as a series of case studies focused on composers’ challenges in the midst of nearly constant turmoil, Bylander brings fresh insights into the public and private power struggles concerning artistic freedom that were animated by similar points of contention across seemingly diverse historical eras.
Author : Maciej Siekierski
Publisher : Hoover Press
ISBN 13 : 0817918663
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (179 download)
Download or read book Helena Paderewska written by Maciej Siekierski and published by Hoover Press. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The celebrated pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski was the rave of Paris, London, and New York audiences in the early twentieth century, with annual concert tours across the continents. But during World War I, Paderewski set music aside and turned to politics, becoming an eloquent spokesman for the country of his birth, Poland, then occupied by the empires of Russia, Germany, and Austria. Through his fame as a musician, Paderewski gained access to the top political leadership of France, Britain, and the United States. His devoted wife and collaborator, Helena, facilitated and accompanied virtually his every move. She is one of the key sources on the historical events in which she participated or her husband told her about.
