| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 392 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), portraits, music |
| Contents |
Introduction : Virtuoso on the fringe -- Jacob Titiev's story -- From institute to bandbox -- Circles and triangles and networks and nets -- The bandbox and after -- Identity -- The turning point -- The Philadelphia years -- Return from oblivion -- Modernist dilemmas, personal choices |
| Summary |
This biography of Ornstein examines the life of an American import who shook up the music scene. It tries to answer the questions of why he suddenly abandoned a successful concert career and why it took so long for his music to reemerge |
| Bibliography |
Includes list of Ornstein's works (pages 297-318), bibliographical references (pages 365-373) , and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Ornstein, Leo, 1892-2002.
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Ornstein, Leo, 1892-2002 |
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Ornstein, Leo. |
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Composers -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
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MUSIC -- Reference.
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Composers
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Von Glahn, Denise, 1950- author.
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| ISBN |
9780253028662 |
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0253028663 |
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