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Jesús María Sanromá
An American Twentieth-Century Pianist
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2008
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Puerto Rican born Jesús María Sanromá (1902-1984) was one of the leading pianists in the United States. After graduating from the New England Conservatory, he embarked on an enviable concert career as official pianist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as well as soloist with other leading American orchestras. He was an accompanist, a recording artist, and a teacher, and he also stimulated and commissioned composers to write new music, fueled by his eagerness to present it to the general public.
Jesús María Sanromá: An American Twentieth-Century Pianist is the first biography of this talented performer and one of the first books written about a native Puerto Rican classical musician. The book depicts many facets of Sanromá's life: his youth in Puerto Rico; his training at the Conservatory and abroad; his amazing concert career and collaboration with first-class musicians, conductors, and composers; his historical performances and recordings; and the zenith of his musical life when he returned home. Alberto Hernández provides abundant information about Sanromá's life, career, and professional relationships, uniquely documenting the pianist's close association and collaboration with Paul Hindemith, Serge Koussevitzky, Walter Piston, Nicolas Slonimsky, Vladimir Dukelsky, Mrs. Edward MacDowell, Arthur Fiedler, William Primrose, and many others. Two appendixes offer the complete sound archives and a list of Sanromá's impressive orchestra repertory, making this book a valuable reference as well as an informative read for music lovers and students of American and Latin American history.
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Copyright year
2008
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-6045-2
ISBN-Online
978-1-4617-0680-9
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
339
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Table of Contents No access
Abbreviations No access
Foreword No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Chapter 1. Spain: Don José María Sanromá Y Ripoll No access
Chapter 2. Fajardo: The Sanromá Torra Family No access
Chapter 3. A Boy Wonder No access
Chapter 4. Concerts and Plans for a Trip Abroad No access
Chapter 5. Boston: Musical Training, 1917-1920 No access
Chapter 6. Learning the Ropes, 1920-1922 No access
Chapter 7. Enter Pierre Monteux and Jacques Thibaud No access
Chapter 8. First Official Orchestra Pianist and Debut No access
Chapter 9. Study and Tour Abroad: Paris and Berlin No access
Chapter 10. The Second European Tour No access
Chapter 11. The Boston Pops and the First Trip Back Home No access
Chapter 12. Distinguised Music Colleagues No access
Chapter 13. More Compositions and Recordings No access
Chapter 14. The Berkshire Music Center and the RCA Solo Recordings No access
Chapter 15. Columbia Artist and the South American Tour No access
Chapter 16. Puerto Rico: The Pianist Returns Home No access
Appendix A: Orchestra Repertory No access Pages 301 - 316
Appendix B: Sound Archives No access Pages 317 - 330
Selected Bibliography No access Pages 331 - 334
Index No access Pages 335 - 338
About the Author No access Pages 339 - 339
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