An American Musical Dynasty: A Biography of the Wolle Family of Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaLehigh University Press, 2002 - 425 pages "For the span of one hundred years, Peter, Theodore, and J. Fred. Wolle formed an American musical dynasty. While each musician was rooted in the Moravian musical tradition, particularly through the innovations of The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, their influence extended beyond the Moravian Church and became a major force in Bach performance in America. The early characterization of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as the American Bayreuth remains an apt one to this day." "The musical tradition that shaped these musicians was centered in Nazareth (1740) and Bethlehem (1742), the first Moravian communities founded in Pennsylvania. In addition to schools for young children, the Moravians established academies for young men in Nazareth and for young women in Bethlehem. These academies became well known for their excellence. Music was central in both schools, and each had faculties of fine musicians trained in Europe who transplanted European musical excellence to American soil. As a result, during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, each academy provided a music education unsurpassed in America. In addition, each institution was closely attached to the vital music-making that pervaded all Moravian communities. Thus, this deep reverence for music in Nazareth and Bethlehem nourished and trained many fine musicians. For generations members of the same families sang, played musical instruments, and composed sacred music together." "This book is also about Moravian cultural patterns that produced so many musically productive men, women, and children who still shape life in the city of Bethlehem."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
Table des matières
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A Moravian Novice | 21 |
Serving as a Teacher | 47 |
Serving as a Musician and a Composer | 59 |
Service Completed | 94 |
Creating a Bach Festival | 237 |
J Fred Wolle Academic and Organ Virtuoso | 285 |
Church Composer | 324 |
Permanently in Bethlehem | 341 |
Appendices | 375 |
Compositions by Peter Wolle | 377 |
Compositions by Theodore Wolle | 392 |
Compositions by J Fred Wolle | 395 |
Theodore Wolle Continuing the Legacy in the Midst of Change | 107 |
Gaining a Tradition | 109 |
Transforming the Tradition | 130 |
John Frederick Wolle Bach for Americans | 165 |
Mastering the Divine Art | 167 |
Creating The Bach Choir | 192 |
Glossary | 407 |
Chronological Listing Positions Held by Peter Theodore and J Fred Wolle | 409 |
Genealogical Table of the Musical Wolles | 411 |
Bibliography | 412 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
anthem Archives Asleep in Jesus attended audience AUTHOR OF TEXT Bach Choir Bach Festival Bach's music bass Beth Bethlehem Choral Union Bishop Brothers cantatas Central Moravian Church chapel Choir of Bethlehem chorus concert conductor congregation Daily Bethlehem DATE OF COMPOSITION David Moritz Michael expressed figured bass Fountain Hill Francis Wolle Fred Fred.'s Greensborough harmony Hymn Tunes Ibid INSTRUMENTAL Krehbiel Lehigh River Lehigh University Lititz LOCATION OF PREMIERE MANUSCRIPT SOURCE Mass melody Moravian College Moravian community Moravian Music Foundation musicians Nazareth Hall Official Diary Oratorio orchestra organist Packer Memorial Church Passion Passion Music pastor Peter Wolle Philadelphia Philharmonic Society piano piece PLACE OF COMPOSITION PLACE OF PREMIERE played PUBLISHED SOURCE rehearsal reported sacred music Salem sang Seminary singers singing solo soloists song soprano SOURCE OF TEXT spiritual SUBSEQUENT PERFORMANCES sung teacher Theodore Theodore's tradition trombone choir unknown unpublished VOICE Wolle family Wolle's wrote