| Series |
Studies in music (UMI Research Press) ; no. 110
Studies in music (Ann Arbor, Mich.) ; no. 110. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Contents |
The voyage to Europe -- England: May 1837 -- England: June 1837 -- Germany -- Switzerland and France -- England: September 1837 -- The voyage to America -- Appendix I: Flyleafs -- Appendix II: Itinerary -- Appendix 3: Names -- Appendix 4: Annotations to Messiah programs -- Appendix 5: Letters from Europe. |
| Abstract |
By the middle of the nineteenth century Lowell Mason (1792-1872) was probably the most famous native-born musician in America. Concentrating almost exclusively on vocal music, he built a spectacular reputation as a choir director and teacher. He published many collections of sacred music that sold in unprecedented numbers and made him a household name. In 1837 he traveled to Europe on a little-publicized trip. This was a bold move decades before such trips by American musicians became commonplace, and his diaries from this time are a primary source of information on early nineteenth-century European music. This edition of Mason's 1837 journal has been carefully edited: throughout, Broyles has attempted to reproduce the original manuscript faithfully, making adjustments only where necessary for intelligibility. Appendices include a list names with brief biographies, an itinerary of the tour, and those letters received during the trip that still survive. An introduction completes this unique and highly readable volume. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index. |
| LCCN | 89020256 |
| ISBN | 0835720020 (alk. paper) |
