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George P. Upton (1834–1919)

Author of The Standard Operas

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Works by George P. Upton

The Standard Operas (1897) 38 copies

The standard concert guide (1917) 30 copies

The Standard Opera Guide (1928) 28 copies

The Standard Opera and Concert Guide (1930) 10 copies

Standard Symphonies; Thier History, Their Music, and Their Composers (1890) 6 copies

The standard cantatas: Their stories, their music, and their composers : a handbook (1893) 5 copies

The standard oratorios: Their stories, their music, and their composers : a handbook (1887) 5 copies

Musical memories; my recollections of celebrities of the half century 1850-1900. (1908) 4 copies

Johann Sebastian Bach (2024) 4 copies

Ludwig van Beethoven (2009) 3 copies

Elizabeth, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary (2015) 2 copies

In music land; a handbook for young people 2 copies

Woman in Music (2009) 2 copies

The Duke of Brittany. (Translation from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud) 2 copies

Maria Theresa (2015) 2 copies

The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers 1 copy

The Standard Opera Guide. Revised ed. 1 copy

Joseph Haydn 1 copy

The Standard Oratorios - Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers 1 copy

The Standard Symphonies, Their History, Their Music, and Their Composers: A Handbook (Classic Reprint) 1 copy

The Pillars of Hercules, A Narrative of Travels in Spain and Morocco 1850 Vol. II 1 copy

Memories A Story Of german Love (1875) 1 copy

The Standard Cantatas 1 copy

The Standard Opera and Concert Guide Part One (2005) 1 copy

Mozart's Youth 1 copy

The Standard Operas: Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers (2018) 1 copy

The Standard Operas (12th edition) - Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers (2010) 1 copy

Theodore Thomas, A Musical Biography (1964) 1 copy

The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers 1 copy

Woman in music 1 copy

Musical pastels 1 copy

The Little Dauphin (2011) 1 copy

Standard concert repertory and other concert pieces 1 copy

MEMORIES. A Story Of German Love. From The German Of Max Muller 1 copy

The Standard Symphonies: Their History, Their Music, and Their Composers: a Handbook 1 copy

Associated Works

Immensee (1849) — Translator, some editions — 150 copies

Erik the Red, Leif the Lucky and other pre-Columbian discoverers of America (2015) — Translator, some editions — 3 copies

Prince Eugene, The Noble Knight — Translator, some editions — 1 copy

Louise, Queen of Prussia — Translator, some editions — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1834
Date of death: 1919
Gender: male

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The Standard Operas by George P. Upton

The classic text covering many of the popular operas of the time in summary and brief analysis. Very useful in those days of listening to opera in another language on the wireless.

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