The Music of the Netherlands Antilles: Why Eleven Antilleans Knelt Before Chopin's Heart

by Jan Brokken

Book Overview

The Music of the Netherlands Antilles: Why Eleven Antilleans Knelt before Chopin's Heart is not your usual musical scholarship. In October 1999, eleven Antilleans attended the service held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Fr d ric Chopin's death. This service, held in the Warsaw church where the composer's heart is kept in an urn, was an opportunity for these Antilleans to express their debt of gratitude to Chopin, whose influence is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496820118
• ISBN13: 9781496820112
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"