Research Catalog

Title

Everyman and his music; simple papers on varied subjects, by Percy A. Scholes.

Author

Scholes, Percy A., 1877-1958

Publication

London, K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & co., ltd. [1917]

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Details

Additional Authors

MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908

Description

viii, 174 p. illus. (music); 19 cm.

Series Statement

The music-lover's library

Uniform Title

Music-lover's library

Subjects

• Musique
• Music > History and criticism

Genre/Form

• Music
• Musique.

Note

• "Reprinted from Everyman, the Evening standard and the Music student."
• "The Agincora song" (music): p. 135.
• Liset of MacDowell's piano works, with remarks: p. 161-174.

Bibliography (note)

• "A short bibliography of English music": p. 12.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

An introductory chapter -- Music and everyday life -- England as a musical country -- Of church music -- A defence of the choral society -- British army music -- A neglected force--the brass band -- Puritanism and music -- Church music in America--as it was, and as it is -- Music in the American university -- Christmas Eve music in a New York square : a war-time celebration -- A colony for creative workers [MacDowell Colony] -- The home of a great quartet [Flonzaley Quartet] -- A "music settlement" [New York Music Settlement] -- Christmas music -- The mechanic in music -- A defence of the piano-player -- Of the orchestra -- The symphony -- The fugue and the plain man -- The virtue of brevity--an appeal to the composer -- Music from the Hebrides -- Dickens and music -- The carillons of Belgium -- A German view of musical England -- The worst taught subject--an autumn reflection -- The Agincourt song -- A great Englishman [Henry Purcell] -- A French master of music [César Franck] -- A modern Russian composer [Igor Stravinsky] -- MacDowell for the pianist.

LCCN

^^^17017979^

OCLC

1383590

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library