Nicholas E. Tawa is Professor of Music, Emeritus, at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author of numerous articles and books on American music history, including Arthur Foote: A Musician in the Frame of Time and Place, American Composers and Their Public: A Critical Look, and High-Minded and Low-Down: Music in the Lives of Americans, 1800-1861.
Against a backdrop of societal forces and philosophical ideals,
many of which have been prevalent since Colonial times, [Tawa]
deftly chronicles the interactions of composers, musical
organizations, and patrons. . . . Of value to musicians but
accessible to nonmusicians, this work is essential for all American
music collections and every library in New England. Library
Journal"
This monograph is a valuable addition to the growing library of
works on American music history. It will be particularly useful as
a source for musicians interested in locating and championing
excellent, infrequently heard American works for concert
programming, from piano solos and art songs to symphonies, tone
poems, oratorios, and operas. Notes: Journal of the Music Library
Association"
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