Black Horn - The Story of Classical French Hornist Robert Lee Watt

Informationen zum Autor Robert Lee Watt studied French horn at the New England Conservatory of Music with Harry Shapiro of the Boston Symphony. In 1970, he was hired by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as assistant first French horn under maestro Zubin Mehta, making him the first African American French hornist hired by a major symphony in the United States. Klappentext Today, the number of African Americans who hold chairs in major American symphony orchestras are few and far between, and Watt is the first in many years to write about this uniquely exhilarating-and at times painful-experience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Prelude Chapter 2: Early Memories Chapter 3: Back to Asbury Park Chapter 4: Left Back Chapter 5: First Love Chapter 6: Music Chose Me Chapter 7: Adolescent Secrets Chapter 8: A Random Blessing Chapter 9: First Date Chapter 10: Pleasure and Pain Chapter 11: Lessons in Life Chapter 12: My Great Escape Chapter 13: First Sweet Victory Chapter 14: Tension Chapter 15: Welcome to the World Chapter 16: Music Camp/Boston Pops Chapter 17: Best Summer Chapter 18: Turning Pro Chapter 19: Loving a Colored Girl Chapter 20: Greeting Manhood Chapter 21: In Love / Tanglewood Chapter 22: The Musical Mountain Chapter 23: First Audition Chapter 24: Madness! Chapter 25: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Chapter 26: The Dream Chapter 27: Black Los Angeles Chapter 28: Deeper Into the Dream Chapter 29: Emotions Miscellaneous Chapter 30: To Viet Nam? Chapter 31: On with Life Chapter 32: Fear of Flying Chapter 33: Japan Chapter 34: The New Black Player / The Ark Chapter 35: Leave

Product details

• Authors: Robert Lee Watt, Watt Robert Lee
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2014
• EAN: 9781442239388
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3938-8
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: African American Cultural Theo; African American Cultural Theory and Heritage
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Woodwinds, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Wind Instruments, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Western "classical" music