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  • The First American Born Composer

    The First American Born Composer

    Hopkinson (or Frankie the Hop, as he was known on Market St.) is an interesting figure. Born in 1737, he became a successful lawyer, and a well-known writer and satirist....

    The First American Born Composer

    Hopkinson (or Frankie the Hop, as he was known on Market St.) is an interesting figure. Born in 1737, he became a successful lawyer, and a well-known writer and satirist....

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  • Devienne IS BACK! A Rediscovery

    Devienne IS BACK! A Rediscovery

    Was Devienne significant? The Larousse La Musique des origins a nos jours (a present from Cathy 30 years ago!) notes him, in the operatic context, merely as "melodiste agreable." Baker's,...

    Devienne IS BACK! A Rediscovery

    Was Devienne significant? The Larousse La Musique des origins a nos jours (a present from Cathy 30 years ago!) notes him, in the operatic context, merely as "melodiste agreable." Baker's,...

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  • "Mister Franck! Time to do your symphony!"

    "Mister Franck! Time to do your symphony!"

    What makes a man suddenly feel that a symphony is coming on? Since we think largely in metaphors and anal­ogies, I seem simply to sense some­thing like an alarm-clock sounding...

    "Mister Franck! Time to do your symphony!"

    What makes a man suddenly feel that a symphony is coming on? Since we think largely in metaphors and anal­ogies, I seem simply to sense some­thing like an alarm-clock sounding...

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