George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower, Violin Virtuoso and Composer of Color in Late 18th Century Europe

George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower, Violin Virtuoso and Composer of Color in Late 18th Century Europe - Studies in the History and Interpretation of Music

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Publisher's Synopsis

Divided into nine chapters, this is a chronology of the life of the mulatto violin prodigy, George Bridgetower from the late eighteenth century to the nineteenth century. It also presents Bridgetower's ancestral heritage - African and Caribbean - with documentation from sociologists, historians and musicologists.

Book information

ISBN: 9780773462076
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 787.2092
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 108
Weight: 362g
Height: 235mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 12mm