The Longy Club: 1900-1917

By Dr David Whitwell and David Whitwell

The Longy Club was a large chamber wind ensemble made up entirely of members of the Boston Symphony and founded by the principal oboist, Georges Longy. Longy and several of the other players had been students of the musicians of the famous Soci t de Musique de Chambre pour Instruments Vent in Paris which had commissioned the well-known Petite Symphonie by Gounod. Repertoire lists--This book includes a complete repertoire list of both the Longy Club and the Soci t de Musique de Chambre pour Instruments Vent. The numerous reviews of several Boston newspapers provide a fascinating view of musical taste in Boston during the first years of the 20th century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936512149
• ISBN13: 9781936512140
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Whitwell Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 10.0"