Sir Ernest MacMillan - The Importance of Being Canadian

When I first traveled in Canada for the Royal Conservatory of Music in the early 1950s, performing musicians, composers, music teachers, and assorted music lovers almost always asked me, 'And How is Sir Ernest?' I knew that he was the conductor of Toronto's two leading musical organizations, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (the TSO, as it was called) and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, but I had no idea that he was so well known, had so many friends .

About the author

By Ezra Schabas

Summary

Ezra Schabas provides not only the first detailed biography of MacMillan, but also a frank, richly detailed and handsomely illustrated account of the Canadian music scene.

Product details

• Authors: Ezra Schabas
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780802078711
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-7871-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 630 g
• Illustrations: Illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies