Sir Ernest MacMillan : : The Importance of Being Canadian /

Sir Ernest MacMillan : : The Importance of Being Canadian / / Ezra Schabas.

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As a conductor, organist, pianist, composer, educator, writer, administrator, and musical statesman, Sir Ernest MacMillan stands as a towering figure in Canada's musical history. His role in the development of music in Canada from the beginning of this century to 1970 was pivotal. He conducted...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Schabas, Ezra,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©1996
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (374 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. A Gifted Child
  • 2. Choosing a Career
  • 3. Life behind Barbed Wire
  • 4. No Finer Organist
  • 5. Directing a School
  • 6. Canada's Musical Heritage
  • 7. Conducting a Symphony Orchestra
  • 8. The Depression Years
  • 9. A Musical Knight
  • 10. Personal Problems — Resolved
  • 11. Music and the War Effort
  • 12. Canada's Musical Ambassador
  • 13. A Spokesman for Music
  • 14. A Question of Power
  • 15. A Matter of Morality
  • 16. Successes and Failures
  • 17. Good Statesmanship
  • 18. The Busy Sexagenarian
  • 19. A Theatre Is Named
  • 20. A Life Draws to a Close
  • Notes
  • Interviews
  • Archival Material
  • Bibliography
  • Selected Writings by Sir Ernest MacMillan
  • Selected Musical Works by Sir Ernest MacMillan
  • Discography
  • Index

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