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To get a full picture of P. T. Barnum and his working relationship with Jenny Lind read his autobiography "P.T. Barnum, Struggles and Triumphs: Or, Forty Years' Recollections of P.T. Barnum." Hartford: J.B. Burr & Company, 1869. |
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The development of classical music during the 19th century is explored quite vividly in Joseph Horowitz's "Classical Music in America: Its Rise and Fall." NY: W. W. Norton & Co., 2005. In reading about classical musical culture in the 19th century which forms Part I of Horowitz's book, try to discover why "European musical culture" was so important to the United States. |
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There was so little regard for American classical music in the 19th century. Can you think of a time when it was regarded highly? What were the circumstances that surround this newly changed reputation? Is there another kind of music that has become ubiquitously identified as "American?" Can you explain why you can/can't think of a reason for this? |
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk's career was truly stellar. Regarded as the first "matinee idol" Gottschalk had the complete attention of his audiences. Listen to Gottschalk's "he Union, Paraphrase De Concert" and compare it to one of the concert transcriptions of Franz Liszt (a good choice would be one of Liszt's opera transcriptions). In what way does Gottschalk use the popular music of his time to shape his music? Would a composer today be allowed to use music in a similar way? Why or why not? |
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One of William Henry Fry's most popular symphonies has been recorded recently. Listen to Fry's "Santa Claus Symphony" on Naxos CD 8559057. After listening to this work, write a short concert review of it. Do you think your view of this symphony would have been the same as those who heard the first performance? Explain your answer. |
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