| FB-53509-08 | Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Steven Robert Swayne | William Schuman and the Shaping of America's Musical Life, 1910-1992 | 4/1/2008 - 3/31/2009 | $50,400.00 | Steven | Robert | Swayne | | | | Dartmouth College | Hanover | NH | 03755-1808 | USA | 2007 | Music History and Criticism | Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Research Programs | 50400 | 0 | 50400 | 0 |
I propose to write the first major study on the life, music and times of William Schuman (1910-1992), American composer, educator (professor, Sarah Lawrence College, 1935-45) and administrator (president, Juilliard School of Music, 1945-62; Lincoln Center, 1962-68). Two collections form the core of my research: the William Schuman Papers at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; and holographs at the Library of Congress. The middle third of the twentieth century was a volatile time in American musical culture, and Schuman provides a window through which to re-examine this period. This study, therefore, is more than a biography; it is an account of the musical culture of, and Schuman's impact upon, this era in American life. |