Ole Bull Returns to Pennsylvania. The Biography of a Norwegian Violin Virtuoso and Pioneer in the Keystone State ... Published in Observance of the 150th Anniversary of Ole Bull's Birth, 1810-1960. [With Autobiographical Reminiscences of the Author. With Illustrations, Including Portraits.].
Title | Ole Bull Returns to Pennsylvania. The Biography of a Norwegian Violin Virtuoso and Pioneer in the Keystone State ... Published in Observance of the 150th Anniversary of Ole Bull's Birth, 1810-1960. [With Autobiographical Reminiscences of the Author. With Illustrations, Including Portraits.]. PDF eBook |
Author | Inez Bull |
Publisher | |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 1961 |
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Ole Bull Returns to Pennsylvania
Title | Ole Bull Returns to Pennsylvania PDF eBook |
Author | Inez Bull |
Publisher | |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | Norwegian Americans |
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Ole Bull in Pennsylvania
Title | Ole Bull in Pennsylvania PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas W. Lloyd |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1921 |
Genre | Norwegians |
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Ole Bull in Pennsylvania
Title | Ole Bull in Pennsylvania PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas W. Lloyd |
Publisher | |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 1921 |
Genre | Norwegians |
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Ole Bull
Title | Ole Bull PDF eBook |
Author | Einar Haugen |
Publisher | Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780299132507 |
A child prodigy, Bull was admitted to the Bergen orchestra as first violin at the age of eight. He soon was idolized on both sides of the Atlantic for his superb improvisations and his ability to play the violin polyphonically. Though he was hailed as "the Paganini of the North," some critics labeled him a charlatan for his apparently magic tricks on the violin. Bull counted among his friends the great names of his era: Schumann and Lizst, Emerson and Wagner. Longfellow and Hans Christian Andersen modeled characters on him, and he was in part the inspiration for Ibsen's Peer Gynt. Although he spent most of his adult life abroad, Bull was a tireless promoter of Norwegian art and culture. His concert improvisations were rooted in his native slåtter (folkdance tunes), and he modified his own instrument using the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle as a model. By mid-century, Bull realized his dream of establishing a national theater in Bergen. He gave Henrik Ibsen a start in theater management, employed the poet Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, and promoted the music of Edvard Grieg. His attempt to establish a Norwegian colony, "Oleana," in the United States, however, failed through poor management. The words of the poet Aasmund Vinje, "That surely would be a man to write a book about," have been taken to heart by authors Einar Haugen and Camilla Cai. In addition to providing the first comprehensive listing of Bull's works (with full descriptions of all known sources), analyses of his compositions and their influences, and reviews of his performances, this biography gives life once again to a fascinating and flamboyant figure.
Shattered Dreams
Title | Shattered Dreams PDF eBook |
Author | Paul W. Heimel |
Publisher | Enterprise Pub Assoc |
Pages | 175 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Historic buildings |
ISBN | 9780939542109 |
The Violin
Title | The Violin PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Katz |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0815336373 |
This book is the only complete and up-to-date annotated bibliography available on women's activities and contributions in the creation and performance of music through the ages. Encompassing major books, articles and recordings published over the past five decades, the book examines a broad cross-section of contemporary thought, with each entry - with over 500 devoted to resources from countries outside the US - including annotation along with a critical description of content.