- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Victor Herbert
- Herbert—Lover Family Tree
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Chapter 1 Ireland, My Sireland (1859–1886) -
Chapter 2 In Old New York (1886–1891) -
Chapter 3 Oh, My Name is Victor Herbert—I'm the Leader of the Band (1891–1895) -
Chapter 4 Pittsburgh—Heaven and Hell (1898–1904) -
Chapter 5 Coda Brilliante—The Victor Herbert Orchestra (1901–1924) -
Chapter 6 Paterfamilias (1889–1924) -
Chapter 7 Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! (1902–1924) -
Chapter 8 A Theatrical Musician at Work (1894–1924) -
Chapter 9 Act One (1894–1900) -
Chapter 10 Entrʼacte I: Ace of Clubs (1896–1924) -
Chapter 11 Act Two: Scene One (1903–1905) -
Chapter 12 Operetta as Social Document (1905) -
Chapter 13 Act Two: Scene Two (1906–1912) -
Chapter 14 Entrʼacte II: Uncrowned Kings (1908–1917) -
Chapter 15 Act Three: Scene One -
Chapter 16 An Opera Manqué (1915–1916) -
Chapter 17 Act Three: Scene Two (1914–1924) -
Chapter 18 Media vitae in morte sumus (1916–1924) -
Chapter 19 Postlude -
Chapter 20 February 1, 2003 -
Appendix A Stage Compositions by Victor Herbert -
Appendix B Published Instrumental, Choral, and Miscellaneous Works - Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index
Oh, My Name is Victor Herbert—I'm the Leader of the Band (1891–1895)
Oh, My Name is Victor Herbert—I'm the Leader of the Band (1891–1895)
- Chapter:
- (p.62) Chapter 3 Oh, My Name is Victor Herbert—I'm the Leader of the Band (1891–1895)
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- Victor Herbert
- Author(s):
Neil Gould
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
This chapter expounds on Herbert's personal life with Theresa and his children Clifford and Ella. Three other children were born to them, but did not survive. On May 6, 1893 the stock market collapsed, but the band played on. Victor Herbert became the new conductor of the Gilmore Band. He received rave reviews in New York City and on tour around the country establishing him as the American conductor.
Keywords: Gilmore band, conductor, America, band
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Victor Herbert
- Herbert—Lover Family Tree
-
Chapter 1 Ireland, My Sireland (1859–1886) -
Chapter 2 In Old New York (1886–1891) -
Chapter 3 Oh, My Name is Victor Herbert—I'm the Leader of the Band (1891–1895) -
Chapter 4 Pittsburgh—Heaven and Hell (1898–1904) -
Chapter 5 Coda Brilliante—The Victor Herbert Orchestra (1901–1924) -
Chapter 6 Paterfamilias (1889–1924) -
Chapter 7 Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! (1902–1924) -
Chapter 8 A Theatrical Musician at Work (1894–1924) -
Chapter 9 Act One (1894–1900) -
Chapter 10 Entrʼacte I: Ace of Clubs (1896–1924) -
Chapter 11 Act Two: Scene One (1903–1905) -
Chapter 12 Operetta as Social Document (1905) -
Chapter 13 Act Two: Scene Two (1906–1912) -
Chapter 14 Entrʼacte II: Uncrowned Kings (1908–1917) -
Chapter 15 Act Three: Scene One -
Chapter 16 An Opera Manqué (1915–1916) -
Chapter 17 Act Three: Scene Two (1914–1924) -
Chapter 18 Media vitae in morte sumus (1916–1924) -
Chapter 19 Postlude -
Chapter 20 February 1, 2003 -
Appendix A Stage Compositions by Victor Herbert -
Appendix B Published Instrumental, Choral, and Miscellaneous Works - Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index
