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From Paris to Peoria: How European Piano Virtuosos Brought Classical Music to the American Heartland Lott, R. Allen (Professor of Music History, Professor of Music History, School of Church Music, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary)
From Paris to Peoria: How European Piano Virtuosos Brought Classical Music to the American Heartland
Lott, R. Allen (Professor of Music History, Professor of Music History, School of Church Music, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary)
This is a chronicle of the American visits of five pianists: Leopold de Meyer, Henri Herz, Sigismund Thalberg, Anton Rubenstein and Hans von Bulow. Allen Lott describes the clash between the elegant European pianists and American audiences more accustomed to rodeos.
382 pages, numerous halftones and music examples
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 27, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195148831 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 163 × 36 mm · 742 g |
| Language | English |