| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 155 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Beginnings -- Laying the foundations : 1900-1920 -- Leadership and music organizations : 1920s -- A decade of growth : 1930s -- Further expansion of the department : 1940s -- Oxford String Quartet -- A half-century of achievement : 1950s -- Merging of two faculties : 1960s -- A new physical facility : 1970s -- A dynamic period : 1980s -- The new century : 1990s and 2000s -- Opera and musicals at Miami -- Music faculty in Luxembourg and Echternach Festival Orchestra -- Dreams come true -- University artists series and department residencies -- The larger community -- Conclusion and future : Year of the Arts. |
| Summary |
This book focuses on Miami University's music-training program and its efforts to maintain a rich experience in the arts. It argues that music is essential to the ideals of a complete education. It is a representative story that includes interviews with former and present faculty, administrators, and alumni. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). Department of Music -- History.
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Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) |
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical. |
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MUSIC -- Reference. |
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School music -- Instruction and study. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Making of a music academy. Lanham, Maryland : Hamilton Books, [2016] 0761866663 (DLC) 2015950244 |
| ISBN |
9780761866671 (ebook) |
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0761866671 |
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0761866663 |
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9780761866664 |
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