Augusta Browne: Composer and Woman of Letters in Nineteenth-Century America
- Author: Miller, Bonny H.
Drawing on an extensive body of contemporaneous documents and Browne's creative works, Miller (pianist and independent scholar) develops a detailed portrait of Augusta Browne (Garrett) (c. 1820-82)... — More…
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Contents
- Introduction
- First Steps
- Apprentice in a Family Music Business
- Philadelphia Debut
- A Young Professor of Music
- A New Leaf
- Her Own Woman
- Courtship and Consequences
- Pilgrim in Progress
- "Glad Fruition"
- Legacy in Music
- Legacy in Literature
- Contributions to Music Journalism
- A Legacy Written into History
- Appendix 1: Children and Descendants of David Samuel Browne and Elizabeth Montgomery Browne
- Appendix 2: Chronology of Augusta Browne's Music and Letters