Votaries of Apollo : the St. Cecilia Society and the patronage of concert music in Charleston, South Carolina, 1766-1820 / Nicholas Michael Butler.

Author
Butler, Nicholas Michael [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c2007.
Description
xx, 375 p. : ill., maps, music ; 24 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Series
The Carolina lowcountry and the Atlantic world
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-360) and index.
Contents
  • Economic and cultural background, 1670-1820
  • British subscription concerts and the meaning of St. Cecilia
  • The rise and fall of the concerts
  • The management
  • The finances
  • The venues
  • The performers, 1766-1792
  • The performers, 1793-1820
  • The form and musical content of the concerts
  • The end of an era.
ISBN
  • 9781570037054 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1570037051 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007015524
OCLC
123818199
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