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1. Jews Dreaming of Acceptance: From the Brill Building to Suburbia with Love.

Author

Stratton, Jon

Subjects
*20TH century music, *JEWISH composers, *UTOPIAS, *SOCIAL acceptance
Abstract

The article focuses on the Brill Building music which refers to songs produced from the late 1950s to early 1960s by composers linked to 1619 and 1650 Broadway in New York City. The author asserts that Jewish songwriters were showing the desires of white American youth as they express their utopian fantasies of acceptance in the U.S. through the Brill Building songs. He says that the songs by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield exemplifies the Jewish tendency to consider love in terms of utopian fantasy.

Published
2009
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2. Speaking of Pianist Abram Chasins.

Author

Takasawa, Manabu

Subjects
PIANISTS, PIANO music, INSTRUMENTALISTS, KEYBOARD players, INSTRUMENTAL music, KEYBOARD instrument music, 20TH century music
Abstract

The article profiles 20th century pianists Abram Chasins. Born of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Chasins came of age in New York surrounded by inspiring family friend musicians. He composed more than thirty sets of published music, from piano solo pieces to orchestral works, notwithstanding, being a soloist with major orchestras in the U.S. and Europe. He was the author of the book "Speaking of Pianist" published in 1957. Key information regarding his educational background and his career achievements are presented.

Published
2002

3. EDWARD ROTHSTEIN ON MUSIC: The Return of Romanticism.

Author

Rothstein, Edward

Subjects
*MUSIC festivals, *PERFORMING arts festivals, *20TH century music, *ROMANTICISM in music, *MUSICAL style
Abstract

Focuses on a music festival organized by the New York Philharmonic under the artistic direction of Jacob Druckman, in New York. Views of composer William Schuman about modern music; Information about number of events presented at the festival; Reference to the end of the disappointment of the public with twentieth-century music; Discussion of the theme of new romanticism presented by Druckman; Emphasis on various fractures within the new music community at the festival.

Published
1984

4. Making Music American: 1917 and the Transformation of Culture: by E. Douglas Bomberger, New York, Oxford UP, 2018, 288 pp., $31.95 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-087231-1.

Author

Littlejohn, John

Subjects
*20TH century music, *JAZZ, *MUSICIANS
Abstract

In I Making Music American: 1917 and the Transformation of Culture i , E. Douglas Bomberger recounts the work and lives of eight musicians from New Year's Eve 1916 through New Year's Day 1918 and makes a convincing case for 1917 being the pivotal year in 20th century American music. With I Making Music American: 1917 and the Transformation of Culture i , Bomberger makes a compelling argument that "[t]he old assumptions about music in the United States were upended by social, political, and technological changes" this year (14). [Extracted from the article]

Published
2021
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5. Pete Seeger Carries Us On.

Author

Goodman, Amy

Subjects
FOLK singers, 20TH century music, BIRTHDAYS
Abstract

The article reports on the celebration of Pete Seeger's life over 90 years in the Madison Square Garden in New York City. According to the article, Seeger was considered as the legendary folk singer in living history of the 20th century. Various artist paid tribute to the music of Seeger through a powerful and passionate performances.

Published
2009

6. In front of the nation for one night -- for now.

Author

Miller, Chris

Subjects
RADIO broadcasting, RADIO talk programs, 20TH century music, MUSICIANS
Abstract

The article focuses on live presentation by radio personality Gary Lee Schwartz on radio personality Joey Reynolds' network radio show in New York City on September 12, 2007 at 1am. His discussion will focus on the music from 1950s and 1960s and the yesteryear artists having a great impact on past and present rock & roll. Reynolds and Schwartz are reported to talk about the starting phase of their career and personalities like Elvis Presley. Schwartz's efforts for promoting music are discussed.

Published
2007

7. Syracuse University Gets An Oldies Collection.

Author

Sisario, Ben

Subjects
*RECORD collecting, *20TH century music, *POPULAR music
Abstract

Syracuse University has acquired a major collection of 78 r.p.m. records from the family of a Manhattan dealer, giving the university what it says is the second-largest collection of 78s in the United States, after the Library of Congress's. Doubling the holdings of 78s at the university's Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive, the collection of more than 200,000 records was donated by the family of Morton J. Savada, who ran the Records Revisited store on West 33rd Street in Manhattan for 29 years and died in February. Particularly strong in jazz and big bands, the Savada collection contains a wide swath of popular music from the first half of the 20th century, with country, blues, gospel, polka, folk, Broadway and Hawaiian music. It also has a strong selection of V-Disc records, which were produced for American military personnel overseas in the 1940s. Now in transit in 1,300 boxes, the collection will be cataloged once it reaches Syracuse, said Suzanne Thorin, the dean of libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2008

9. Best nostalgia act for the under-25 set.

Subjects
POPULAR music, 1981-1990, 20TH century music
Abstract

Highlights the best place to listen to 1980s music in New York City for 2002 according to the periodical, 'The Village Voice.'

Published
2002

10. Daring To Be New.

Author

Kozinn, Allan

Subjects
*20TH century music, *MUSICIANS, *PERFORMANCE
Abstract

Profiles several soloists who perform recitals of entirely new music. Details of the benefits and negative aspects of limiting oneself to new music; Guy Livingston and his program entitled `60 Seconds for Piano' which he will perform in New York City; Jorge Caballero and his performance at a concert entitled `Zoom: Composers Close Up,' at Merkin Concert Hall, New York City.

Published
2000

11. Crossing Borders in Songs and Readings.

Author

Kozinn, Allan

Subjects
*20TH century music, *THEATERS
Abstract

Evaluates 20th century music presentations included in the Opulent Music series at the Miller Theater. Dominance of Richard Wagner's harmonic expressions and chromatism of French Impressionists; Focus on French vocal and chamber music; Poetry readings; Features of the program.

Published
1999

12. Currency Is Music in East-West Exchange.

Author

Kozinn, Allan

Subjects
*CONCERTS, *20TH century music, *TRADE routes, *MUSICAL performance, *PERFORMANCES, *CONCERT tours, *MUSICAL composition, *ORCHESTRA, *ARRANGEMENT (Musical composition), *MUSICAL instruments, ASIAN music
Abstract

Reviews a performance by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, at Carnegie Hall, New York City. Ma's series of concerts and discs to revive and update the kind of cultural interchange that occurred on the ancient trade route between Asia and Europe; Why the Silk Road is a perfect metaphor for the exchange Ma is seeking, not only between Eastern and Western musicians, but between traditional and contemporary styles; Stage arrangement; Presentation of the music; Musical encounters; Instrumental combinations; Contemporary scores that draw on Asian traditional themes.

Published
2005

13. ABOVE AND BEYOND.

Subjects
*CONCERTS, *20TH century music, REVIEWS
Abstract

The article reviews the concert "An Evening of Spooky Modern Music," to be held at the National Arts Club, in New York City on October 30, 2007, featuring the music of Ethan Iverson and readings by Alex Ross.

Published
2007

14. A Musical Mating In Dendur's Temple.

Author

Kozinn, Allan

Subjects
*CONCERTS, *20TH century music, *PERFORMANCE, REVIEWS
Abstract

Reviews the September 27, 1999 concert of music composed in 1989 by Philip Glass and Foday Musa Suso for a production of Jean Genet's `The Screens,' performed by Glass and Suso, at the Temple of Dendur in New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Published
1999

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