| Series |
Music in American life
Music in American life. ^A223005
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| Contents |
Emigrants and immigrants -- William Selby. The Selby family ; Selby's London career ; Emigration ; Selby in Boston's musical life ; Selby as editor and publisher ; Sacred compositions ; Secular vocal music ; Instrumental music ; The significance of William Selby -- Rayner Taylor. The Taylor family ; Childhood and youth ; Chelmsford ; Sadler's Wells ; Emigration ; Philadelphia ; Taylor as performer ; Theater music ; Domestic songs: England ; Domestic songs: America ; Glees, catches, choruses ; Church music ; Instrumental music ; Orchestral music ; The significance of Rayner Taylor -- George K. Jackson. Family and early life ; Jackson's music degree ; London publications ; Emigration ; New York ; New York publications ; Massachusetts ; Boston publications ; Appearance and personality ; Teaching methods ; Jackson as performer ; The Jackson canon ; Sacred compositions ; Secular vocal music ; Instrumental music ; The significance of George Jackson -- Conclusions. Why they left Britain ; How they fared in America ; What they achieved as composers. |
| Abstract |
In this book, the author documents the lives, careers, and music of three British composers who emigrated from England in mid-career and became leaders in the musical life of the American Federal era. William Selby (1738-98) moved to Boston, Rayner Taylor (1745-1825) to Philadelphia, and George K. Jackson (1757-1822) to New York and Boston. All three are generally regarded as pioneers in the building of an art-music tradition in the New World that reflected the esteemed "classical" music of the Continent. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002152314 |
| ISBN | 0252028473 (cloth : alk. paper) |
