With the many cultures present at the Exposition, music played an important part in the celebrations. Concerts and musical shows were part of the pageantry of the fair, and there were other musical events that were connected to the fair that happened outside of the fairgrounds proper.
Resources include:
- Musical Encounters at the 1889 Paris World's Fair.
Author: Fauser, Annegret.
Series information: Eastman studies in music, v. 32.
Publisher: Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 2005.
Language: English.
Physical Description: xviii, 391 p. : ill. ' 24 cm.
Unique identifiers: 1580461859 9781580461856, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60515208&.
Notes: Introduction : the soundscape of the 1889 Exposition universelle -- Exhibiting music at the Exposition universelle -- Opera, ballet, and the politics of French identity -- The Republic's muse : Augusta Holmès's Ode triomphale -- French encounters with the Far East -- Belly dancers, gypsies, and French peasants -- The marvels of technology.
Abstract:
- The 1889 Paris Exposition: Mapping the Colonial Mind
Author:
Source: Context 22 (Spring 2001) p.31-40
Publisher: Melbourne:University of Melbourne School of Music
Language: English
Abstract:
- Music at an Exposition: The 1889 World's Fair in Paris
Author: Fauser, Annegret.
Source: http://www.unc.edu/~fauser/expo1.html
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