- 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
Paterfamilias (1889–1924)
Paterfamilias (1889–1924)
- Chapter:
- (p.169) Chapter 6 Paterfamilias (1889–1924)
- Source:
- Victor Herbert
- Author(s):
Neil Gould
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
By the turn of the twentieth century Herbert has become a public figure. He was constantly in the public eye, but much of his home life was private. This chapter points out how some of his most charming and successful music was inspired by sentiments directed at children. Little Nemo was based on a comic strip adventure, The Lady of the Slipper was a modern Cinderella and Alice and the Eight Princesses (Wonderland) and Babes in Toyland were all creations especially close to his heart. In his everyday life this childlike quality was a facet of his personality that surfaced only in the relationship with his children, Ella and Clifford. He loved to play, and he played like a child.
Keywords: Little Nemo, The Lady of the Slipper, Babes in Toyland, Ella Herbert, Clifford Herbert
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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