American Choral Music in Late 19th Century New Haven: The Gounod and New Haven Oratorio Societies
Description:
This study examines two of the smaller American choral societies that together existed for just over 30 years, 1888 to 1919: The Gounod and New Haven Oratorio Societies of New Haven, Connecticut. These societies are important because, especially in the case of the New Haven Society, they were closely related to Yale University and the work of Horatio Parker. One must assume from the onset that the two choral groups examined in the following pages did not have the prominence of the many larger…
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Date:
May 2001
Creator:
Clark, R. Andrew