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

Title
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.
Publication
Columbia, SC : University of South Carolina Press, ©2007.
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xx, 375 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"Blending archival research with musical expertise, Nicholas Michael Butler offers a definitive history of the dynamic and vibrant concert life in Charleston, South Carolina, during the era from 1766 to 1820, when the exclusive St. Cecilia Society functioned as North America's premier musical organization. In the process he provides an unprecedented look into the early membership and inner workings of this storied "secret" society." "Following an overview of the society's half century of concert patronage, Butler focuses on specifics of the musical activity: organizational structure and management of activities, administration of finances, performance venues, performers and their relationship to the society, concert repertoire, and withdrawal from patronage. Although previous scholarship focusing on New England, New York, and Philadelphia has characterized early American concert life as a feeble imitation of European practices, Butler provides evidence that a robust and prolonged commitment to Old World models existed in Charleston."--Jacket.
Series Statement
The Carolina lowcountry and the Atlantic world
Uniform Title
Carolina lowcountry and the Atlantic world.
Subject
  • St. Cecilia Society (Charleston, S.C.) > History
  • St. Cecilia Society (Charleston, S.C.)
  • Charleston <SC> / Saint Cecilia Society
  • Music patronage > South Carolina > Charleston > History
  • Music > South Carolina > Charleston > History and criticism
  • Music
  • Music patronage
  • Musikleben
  • South Carolina > Charleston
  • Charleston <SC>
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 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 -- Appendix 1: Calendar of St. Cecilia concerts, 1766-1820 ; Appendix 2: Rules of the St. Cecilia society, 1773 ; Appendix 3: Rules of the St. Cecilia society, 1831 ; Appendix 4: Known members of the St. Cecilia society, 1766-1820.
Call Number
JME 08-377
ISBN
  • 9781570037054
  • 1570037051
LCCN
2007015524
OCLC
123818199
Author
Butler, Nicholas Michael.
Title
Votaries of Apollo : the St. Cecilia Society and the patronage of concert music in Charleston, South Carolina, 1766-1820 / Nicholas Michael Butler.
Imprint
Columbia, SC : University of South Carolina Press, ©2007.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
The Carolina lowcountry and the Atlantic world
Carolina lowcountry and the Atlantic world.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-360) and index.
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