Frederick Shepherd Converse (1871-1940): His Life and Music

by Robert Garofalo

Born into Boston wealth, Harvard educated, and German trained (composition), Converse was considered by many to be the most important composer in America just prior to World War I. Performances of his operas by the Metropolitan and Boston Opera companies greatly stimulated acceptance of indigenous American opera.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081082843X
• ISBN13: 9780810828438
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.7"