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- Publication Name
- Victor Herbert
- Title
- Victor Herbert
- Subtitle
- A Theatrical Life
- ISBN-10
- 0823228711
- EAN
- 9780823228713
- ISBN
- 9780823228713
- Release Date
- 23/06/2008
- Release Year
- 2008
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Book Title
- Victor Herbert : a Theatrical Life
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Music, Performing Arts
- Topic
- Theater / Broadway & Musicals, Composers & Musicians, Individual Composer & Musician
- Item Width
- 5.9in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 512 Pages
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Victor Herbert is one of the giants of American culture. As a musician, conductor, and, above all, composer, he touched every corner of American musical life at the turn of the century, writing scores of songs, marches, concerti, and other works. But his most enduring legacy is on a different kind of stage, as one of the grandfathers of the modern musical theater.Now, Victor Herbert has the biography he deserves. Neil Gould draws on his own experience as a director, producer, and scholar to craft the first comprehensive portrait in fifty years of the Irish immigrant whose extraordinary talents defined the sounds of a generation and made contemporary American music possible. Mining a wealth of sources-many for the first time-Gould provides a fascinating portrait of Herbert and his world. Born in Dublin in 1859, Herbert arrived in the United States in 1886. From his first job in the orchestra pit of the Metropolitan Opera, Herbert went on to perform in countless festivals and concerts, and conduct the Pittsburgh Orchestra. In 1894, he composed his first operetta, Prince Ananias, and by the time of his death in 1924, he'd composed forty-two more-many of them, such as Naughty Marietta, spectacular Broadway hits. Along the way, he also wrote two operas, stage music for the Ziegfeld Follies, and the first full score for a motion picture, The Fall of a Nation.Gould brilliantly blends the musical and the theatrical, classical and popular, the public and the private, in this book. He not only gives a revealing portrait of Herbert the artist, entrepreneur, and visionary, but also recreates the vibrant world of the Herbert's Broadway. Gould takes us inside the music itself-with detailed guides to each major work and recreations of great performances. He also makes strong connections between Herbert's breakthrough compositions, such as the operetta Mlle. Modiste, and the later contributions of Rudolf Friml, Sigmund Romberg, Jerome Kern and other giants of the musical theater.As exuberant as Herbert himself, this book is also a chronicle of American popular culture during one of its most creative periods. For anyone enraptured by the sound of the American musical, this book is delightfully required reading.
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Publisher
Fordham University Press
ISBN-10
0823228711
ISBN-13
9780823228713
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64021996
Product Key Features
Book Title
Victor Herbert : a Theatrical Life
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Theater / Broadway & Musicals, Composers & Musicians, Individual Composer & Musician
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ml410
Edition Number
2
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A half century has passed since the appearance of the last major study ofVictor Herbert. Now Neil Gould has written the book that we have needed allthat time. He is the first writer to do more than give a superbly readableaccount of Herbert's brilliant musical career as cellist, conductor,composer, fluent and melodious creator of nearly 50 operettas and musicalcomedies, and leader in the fight for effective copyright and performancerights protections for composers. Indeed, he does all that. His discussionof the operettas makes the reader long to hear many of them--not only thebiggest hits, but quite a few that were overlooked for one reason or anotherin the past, yet sound fascinating and delightful. Surely some of thesecould be revived, to the great pleasure of us all. But Gould's book also employs a wide range of personal and familydocuments which no previous writer was allowed to use. In weaving these newmaterials into his vivid account, he gives us Victor Herbert the man in allhis colorful Irish feistiness: generous to a fault, Rabelaisian in histastes and habits, sometimes short-fused but always ready to tell a joke inany of several languages (and several levels of ribaldry, depending on theaudience), while always diligently maintaining high goals for the future ofAmerican music and the American composer. It is high time for VictorHerbert's star to rise again, and Neil Gould could well be the "astronomer"who makes it happen., "Victor Herbert: A Theatrical Life is an impressive achievement. The first biography of the composer in more than fifty years, Neil Gould makes skillful use of interviews, archives and unpublished memoirs to trace Herbert's life from his birth in Dublin, through his early years in Germany, to a major career in the United States."Through a richly detailed narrative, Gould makes a strong case that while Herbert created two grand operas and forty operettas, his greatest legacy lies in his establishing the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, virtually transforming these professionals' lives and ultimately transforming American musical culture.", Victor Herbert: A Theatrical Life is an impressive achievement. The first biography of the composer in more than fifty years, Neil Gould makes skillful use of interviews, archives and unpublished memoirs to trace Herbert's life from his birth in Dublin, through his early years in Germany, to a major career in the United States." Through a richly detailed narrative, Gould makes a strong case that while Herbert created two grand operas and forty operettas, his greatest legacy lies in his establishing the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, virtually transforming these professionals' lives and ultimately transforming American musical culture. -----Joan Peyser, author of Bernstein: A Biography, Not only much needed, but a joy to readand a fascinating journey into the life of aremarkable man. Thorough, accurate, andreadable, it is a must for anyone interested in the rich history of the American musical theater., A half century has passed since the appearance of the last major study of Victor Herbert. Now Neil Gould has written the book that we have needed all that time. He is the first writer to do more than give a superbly readable account of Herbert's brilliant musical career as cellist, conductor, composer, fluent and melodious creator of nearly 50 operettas and musical comedies, and leader in the fight for effective copyright and performance rights protections for composers. Indeed, he does all that. His discussion of the operettas makes the reader long to hear many of them--not only the biggest hits, but quite a few that were overlooked for one reason or another in the past, yet sound fascinating and delightful. Surely some of these could be revived, to the great pleasure of us all. But Gould's book also employs a wide range of personal and family documents which no previous writer was allowed to use. In weaving these new materials into his vivid account, he gives us Victor Herbert the man in all his colorful Irish feistiness: generous to a fault, Rabelaisian in his tastes and habits, sometimes short-fused but always ready to tell a joke in any of several languages (and several levels of ribaldry, depending on the audience), while always diligently maintaining high goals for the future of American music and the American composer. It is high time for Victor Herbert's star to rise again, and Neil Gould could well be the "astronomer" - who makes it happen., . . . Captures not only [Herbert's] genius, but the spirit of a country from which Herbert's brilliance-and the American musical-sprang.-Judith Sebesta " . . . Captures not only [Herbert's] genius, but the spirit of a country from which Herbert's brilliance--and the American musical--sprang."-Judith Sebesta, New England Theatre Journal, "A great trinity of towering masters, a direct line from 1894 to the present . . . Victor Herbert, Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers." -----Gerald Bordman, author of American Musical Theater: A Chronicle, A half century has passed since the appearance of the last major study of Victor Herbert. Now Neil Gould has written the book that we have needed all that time. He is the first writer to do more than give a superbly readable account of Herbert's brilliant musical career as cellist, conductor, composer, fluent and melodious creator of nearly 50 operettas and musical comedies, and leader in the fight for effective copyright and performance rights protections for composers. Indeed, he does all that. His discussion of the operettas makes the reader long to hear many of them--not only the biggest hits, but quite a few that were overlooked for one reason or another in the past, yet sound fascinating and delightful. Surely some of these could be revived, to the great pleasure of us all. But Gould's book also employs a wide range of personal and family documents which no previous writer was allowed to use. In weaving these new materials into his vivid account, he gives us Victor Herbert the man in all his colorful Irish feistiness: generous to a fault, Rabelaisian in his tastes and habits, sometimes short-fused but always ready to tell a joke in any of several languages (and several levels of ribaldry, depending on the audience), while always diligently maintaining high goals for the future of American music and the American composer. It is high time for Victor Herbert's star to rise again, and Neil Gould could well be the "astronomer" who makes it happen. -----Steven Ledbetter, New England Conservatory of Music, "Not only much needed, but a joy to read and a fascinating journey into the life of a remarkable man. Thorough, accurate, and readable, it is a must for anyone interested in the rich history of the American musical theater." -----Thomas S. Hischak, co-author of The Oxford Companion to the American Theatre, "A great trinity of towering masters, a direct line from 1894 to the present . . . Victor Herbert, Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers." --Gerald Bordman, author of American Musical Theater: A Chronicle, . . . Captures not only [Herbert's] genius, but the spirit of a country from which Herbert's brilliance--and the American musical--sprang. -----Judith Sebesta, New England Theatre Journal
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2008-003059
Dewey Decimal
780.92
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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