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Summary:

"After years of studying piano as a young woman in her family home in Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson curated her music book, a common practice at the time. Now part of the Dickinson Collection in the Houghton Library of Harvard University, this bound volume of 107 pieces of published sheet music includes the poet's favorite instrumental piano music and vocal music, ranging from theme and variation sets to vernacular music, which was also enjoyed by the family's servants. Offering a fresh historical perspective on a poetic voice that has become canonical in American literature, this original study brings this artifact to life, documenting Dickinson's early years of musical study through the time her music was bound in the early 1850s, which tellingly coincided with the writing of her first poems. Using Dickinson's letters and poems alongside newspapers and other archival sources, George Boziwick explores the various composers, music sellers, and publishers behind this music and Dickinson's attendance at performances, presenting new insights into the multiple layers of meaning that music held for her"-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Boziwick, George, 1954- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Emily Dickinson's music book and the musical life of an American poet [by Boziwick, G.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Emily Dickinson's music book and the musical life of an American poet [by Boziwick, G.] (Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2022] — ISBN 9781625346599; LCCN 2021054480)

Subjects:

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 — Knowledge and learning

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 — Criticism and interpretation

Music appreciation

Music and literature — History — 19th century

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 29, 2022).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

PS1541.Z5 B556 2022eb

ISBNs:

9781613769379 (electronic book)
1613769377 (electronic book)
9781625346599 (paperback) [Invalid]
9781625346605 (hardcover) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2021054481

OCLC Numbers:

1305944014

Other Control Numbers:

3296420 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp302942492