Excelsior: Journals of the Hutchinson Family Singers, 1842-1846 (Sociology of Music Series, No. 5)

The journals of the New Hampshire family that became the best-known musicians of the day chronicle not only their performances and adventures first hand, but explore the social, economic and cultural life of the time. Frontmatter List of Illustrations (page ix) Family Tree (page x) Preface (page xiii) Prologue (page xxi) PART I: "A NOISE IN THE WORLD" 12 July‒3 December 1842 (page 3) Interchapter 1: Begin the Days of Antislavery (page 91) PART II: "O! NEW YORK!!" 1 May‒6 June 1843 (page 107) Interchapter 2: Of Triumphs and Expedience (page 155) PART III: "MUSIC RINGS" 1 January‒19 May 1844 (page 167) Interchapter 3: A Question of Being (page 281) PART IV: "THE SPIRIT MOVES" 29 September 1844‒8 May 1845 (page 293) PART V: "PECULIAR SCENES AND TRIALS" 16 August 1845‒21 June 1846 (page 315) Interchapter 4: British Critics and Gifts in Kind (page 365) EPILOGUE: "THE LEAVES AS THEY SURROUND" 27 November 1847; 6 July 1848; 1 May 1849; 8 August 1851 (page 379) Appendix A: History and Description of Manuscripts (page 385) Appendix B: Concert Itineraries of Hutchinson Family Tours: 1840‒July 1846 (page 387) Appendix C: Repertory of the Hutchinson Family 1840‒July 1846 (page 393) Notes and Bibliography (page 407) Index (page 441) Edited And Annotated By Dale Cockrell. Includes Bibliographical References.