OLE BULL-Norway's Romantic Musician-Violin-Haugen & Cai-BRAND NEW, SEALED hc dj!

Description: Hi! You're looking at a BRAND NEW and PERFECT and UNREAD condition book which is STILL SEALED in the ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP and a biography of Norwegian virtuoso violinist OLE BULL written by EINAR HAUGEN and CAMILLA CAI---the book is a presumed First Edition (it's impossible to verify this since the book is sealed) and a HARDCOVER with the ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET and is NOT a remainder copy. The book is titled Ole Bull: Norway's Romantic Musician and Cosmopolitan Patriot and it was written by ; it was published EINAR HAUGEN and CAMILLA CAI; it was published by the University of Wisconsin Press in 1993 and is a presumed 1st Edition copy. A child prodigy, Bull was admitted to the Bergen orchestra as first violin at the age of eight. He soon was idolized on both sides of the Atlantic for his superb improvisations and his ability to play the violin polyphonically. Though he was hailed as “the Paganini of the North,” some critics labeled him a charlatan for his apparently magic tricks on the violin. Bull counted among his friends the great names of his era: Schumann and Lizst, Emerson and Wagner. Longfellow and Hans Christian Andersen modeled characters on him, and he was in part the inspiration for Ibsen’s Peer Gynt. Although he spent most of his adult life abroad, Bull was a tireless promoter of Norwegian art and culture. His concert improvisations were rooted in his native slåtter (folkdance tunes), and he modified his own instrument using the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle as a model. By mid-century, Bull realized his dream of establishing a national theater in Bergen. He gave Henrik Ibsen a start in theater management, employed the poet Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, and promoted the music of Edvard Grieg. His attempt to establish a Norwegian colony, “Oleana,” in the United States, however, failed through poor management. The words of the poet Aasmund Vinje, “That surely would be a man to write a book about,” have been taken to heart by authors Einar Haugen and Camilla Cai. In addition to providing the first comprehensive listing of Bull’s works (with full descriptions of all known sources), analyses of his compositions and their influences, and reviews of his performances, this biography gives life once again to a fascinating and flamboyant figure.A fantastic find, and a beautiful copy of this book!Thanks for looking, and good luck if you're bidding! Also be sure to check out all of my other great books currently listed on ebay auctions--I can combine shipping for multiple purchases!

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2025-01-27T12:04:03.000Z

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