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Few Composers In The History Of Music Have Had So Ardent A Champion As Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Had In Olin Downes (1886-1955), The Highly Influential Music Critic For The New York Times. The Evangelical Zeal With Which Downes Promoted The Work Of Sibelius To The American People Transformed The Finnish Composer Into An Immensely Popular Figure In American Musical Culture. In The First Volume To Explore The Importance And The Impact Of The Relationship Between Sibelius And Downes, Glenda Dawn Goss Draws On Her Exhaustive Examination Of Nearly Thirty Years Of Their Correspondence To Chart The Course Of This Unique Musical Friendship, Providing Revealing Insights Into The Lives And Careers Of Both Men. During His Career, Jean Sibelius Was Criticized At Various Times As Either A Radical Modernist Or A Venerated Conformist. Olin Downes Played A Key Role In Establishing Sibelius's Reputation As A Romantic Composer Fated To Live In The Wrong Century. As First Schoenberg And Then Stravinsky Began To Explore The Outer Limits Of Music's Language, Downes Began To Spread The Gospel Of Sibelius's Music As Salvation For The Contemporary Soul. He Preached This Message Across America And Around T

Author

Glenda Dawn Goss

Publisher

Boston: Northeastern University Press

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9781555532000

Subjects

Music, History, Biography