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Books by Elise Kirk






American Opera(Updated)
(Music in American Life)
by Elise K. Kirk
Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2005 by University Of Illinois Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-252-07302-1, ISBN: 0-252-07302-9

"Tired of Tannhauser? Bored with Boheme? Then open your imagination to the unexpected pleasures of American opera. With this generous, accessible overview newly in paperback, Elise K. Kirk provides a vital history of one of America's liveliest arts. A treasure trove of information on a substantial, heretofore neglected repertoire, "American Opera" sketches musical traits and provides plot summaries, descriptions of sets and stagings, and ..."






Opera and Vivaldi(Reprint)
by Michael Collins, Elise K. Kirk
Paperback, 408 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of Texas Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-0064-0, ISBN: 1-4773-0064-3

"From the New York Times review of the Dallas Opera's performance of Orlando furioso and the international symposium on Baroque opera: ". . . it was a serious, thoughtful, consistent and imaginative realization of a beautiful, long-neglected work, one that fully deserved all the loving attention it received. As such, the production and its attendant symposium made a positive contribution to the cause of Baroque opera . . . . " Baroque ..."






Opera and Vivaldi(1st Edition)
by Michael Collins, Elise K. Kirk, Elise Kuhl Kirk
Hardcover, 408 Pages, Published 1984 by University Of Texas Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-292-70746-7, ISBN: 0-292-70746-0

"From the "New York Times" review of the Dallas Opera's performance of "Orlando furioso" and the international symposium on Baroque opera: ." . . it was a serious, thoughtful, consistent and imaginative realization of a beautiful, long-neglected work, one that fully deserved all the loving attention it received. As such, the production and its attendant symposium made a positive contribution to the cause of Baroque opera . . . . "Baroque ..."






Music At The White House(1st Edition)
A History of the American Spirit
by Elise K Kirk, Elise Kuhl Kirk
Hardcover, 457 Pages, Published 1986 by University Of Illinois Press
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-252-01233-4, ISBN: 0-252-01233-X

"This book is a history of the musical tastes of America's first families and the performing artists who have entertained at the White House from George Washington to modern times. It won the 1987 ASCAP Award for outstanding books in the field of music. It is no longer in print, but a later edition by the same author is still available. See "Musical Highlights from the White House"(1992) by Elise K. Kirk."






Opera and Vivaldi
by Michael Collins, Elise K. Kirk
408 Pages
ISBN-13: 978-0-7837-8818-0, ISBN: 0-7837-8818-5






Music at the White House
A History of the American Spirit (Music in American Life)
by Elise K. Kirk
Hardcover, Published 1990 by Univ Of Illinois Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-7917-1448-5, ISBN: 0-7917-1448-9






Later Operetta 2(1st Edition)
the Highwayman, Music by Reginald DeKoven, Libretto by Harry B. Smith, 1897 (Nineteenth-Century American Musical Theater Series)
by Orly Leah Krasner, Reginald De Koven, Harry B. Smith, Harry Bache Smith, Deane L. Root
Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 1994 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-1379-3, ISBN: 0-8153-1379-9






White House History 30
The Presidents and the Theater
by Mary Jo Binker, Amy Henderson, William P. O'Brien, Paul F. Boller, Jr., Elise K. Kirk, Anenette M. Dunlap
Published 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-912308-09-8, ISBN: 0-912308-09-5






Opera & Vivaldi
by Michael Collins, Elise K. Kirk
409 Pages, Published 1984
ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-0065-7, ISBN: 1-4773-0065-1






Grand Opera in America(1st Edition)
The Scarlet Letter (1896), Music by Walter Damrosch, Libretto by George Parsons Lathrop by KIRK (1994, Hardcover, Reprint)
by Walter Damrosch, George Parson Lathrop, Elise K. Kirk
Hardcover, 376 Pages, Published 1994 by Garland Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-1373-1, ISBN: 0-8153-1373-X






Musical Highlights from the White House(2nd Edition)
by Elise Kuhl Kirk
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1992 by Krieger Pub Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-89464-699-7, ISBN: 0-89464-699-0

"The White House, America's oldest showcase for the performing arts, has offered a uniquely private yet highly public setting for ballads, instrumental music, opera, musical theater, jazz, and dance. In this eminently readable book, the author tells the story of the mansion's richly diverse ceremonial traditions and festive guest performances, as well as the cultural interests of our presidents and their first ladies from George Washingt ..."






American Opera
(Music in American Life)
by Elise Kuhl Kirk
Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 2001 by University Of Illinois Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-252-02623-2, ISBN: 0-252-02623-3

"Tired of Tannhuser? Bored with Bohme? Then open your imagination to the unexpected pleasures of American opera.With this generous, accessible overview, Elise K. Kirk provides a lively history of one of America's liveliest arts. A treasure trove of information on a substantial, heretofore neglected repertoire, "American Opera" sketches musical traits and provides plot summaries, descriptions of sets and stagings, and biographical details ..."






A White House of Stone
Building America’s First Ideal in Architecture
by William Seale, Elise K. Kirk
Hardcover, 500 Pages, Published 2017 by White House Historical Association
ISBN-13: 978-1-931917-69-8, ISBN: 1-931917-69-8






Musical Highlights from the White House(Updated)
by Elise Kuhl Kirk
Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 1992 by Krieger Pub Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-89464-664-5, ISBN: 0-89464-664-8

"The White House, America's oldest showcase for the performing arts, has offered a uniquely private yet highly public setting for ballads, instrumental music, opera, musical theater, jazz, and dance. In this eminently readable book, the author tells the story of the mansion's richly diverse ceremonial traditions and festive guest performances, as well as the cultural interests of our presidents and their first ladies from George Washingt ..."






Harry Truman, The Man - his Music
by Brian Lingham, Paul Hume, Henri Temianka, Elise Kuhl Kirk
Paperback, 93 Pages, Published 1985 by Published In Cooperation With The Harry S. Truman Library Institute Of Independence, Missouri, And The Kansas City Symphony Of Kansas City, Missouri By The Lowell Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-913504-97-0, ISBN: 0-913504-97-1

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