Tales From the Symphony - Perspectives From African American Musicians

This book contains conversations with over a dozen African American musicians currently performing—or who have previously performed—in America’s major symphony orchestras. These conversations shed light on the realities of African American musicians playing in a musical environment that forbade their membership over half a century ago.

Info autore

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert Lee Watt, Watt Robert Lee
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781538194737
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-9473-7
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Altro; Ethnic Studies, Social & cultural history, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Theory of music & musicology, Relating to African American people, Black & Asian Studies, Classical Music (C 1750 To C 1830), Art music, orchestral & formal music, Classical style