Paul Bierleys affectionate bio-portrait of famed bandmaster Henry Fillmore is available in a soft-cover edition from Carl Fischer. Henry Fillmores life, rich in incident, triumphs and tragedy, truly a rage-to-riches story full of episodes the equal of those found in novels, is presented with grace and no little elegance in this updated biography. Hallelujah Trombone! will delight Fillmores many admirers and introduce this delightful book to many new people with an interest in the development of American music.
- Vendor:
- Fischer Presser
- ISBN:
- 9780825849664.0
- Instrumentation:
- Trombone
- Scoring:
- Trombone
- UPC:
- 798408049669.0
- Copyright Year:
- 2003
- Table of Contents:
- Good Enough, Those Adventuresome Fillmores 1, Those Adventuresome Fillmores 2, Farm Boy, City boy, Music naturally, The business flourishes, Growing pains, Turning point, A man emerges, Preparation, bibles and beer, The case of the duplicate composer