Thomas Jefferson once wrote, "Music is the passion of my soul." This essay by Stanford University Professor of Music Emeritus Sandor Salgo explores one of the lesser recognized aspects of Jefferson's life: his love of music and his talent as a violinist. Jefferson had an extensive collection of books on music and on the art of the violin in his monumental library. However, before now we have not known how his study of these books, called "tutors," influenced his musicianship and his abilities as a violinist. Salgo's deep understanding of the history and technique of the violin and of musicianship during Jefferson's time allow him to explore the music Jefferson played and how he acquired the knowledge to pursue the "delightful recreation" that was a central interest in his life.
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Salvador Salgo, Professor of Music, Emeritus, taught at Stanford University for 24 years. Professor Salgo was music director of the Stanford Opera Theatre and a significant force in shaping and directing the Stanford Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted extensively in Europe, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London and the Deutsche Staatsoper in Berlin. He has served as guest conductor with the San Francisco Symphony, the National Orchestra of Mexico, the Vancouver Festival, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Salt Lake City Symphony for a nationally televised program, and the San Francisco Spring Opera.
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To this day, 175 years after his death, Thomas Jefferson has remained one of America's most beloved and admired historical personalities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Thomas Jefferson, New York, Maria Cosway, Library of Congress, New Grove Dictionary, John Adams, Master of Monticello, Jefferson Family Music Collection, The Art of Playing, Abigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Nicholas Trist, University of Virginia, Francis Hopkinson, Governor Fauquier, Marine Band, Philip Mazzei, Charles Bellini, Charles Burney, George Wythe, Giovanni Fabbroni, Histoire du Concert Spirituel, Joseph Haydn, William Short, Wolfgang Mozart New!
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To this day, 175 years after his death, Thomas Jefferson has remained one of America's most beloved and admired historical personalities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
kit violin, concert spirituel, favorite passion, violin school, music collection Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Thomas Jefferson, New York, Maria Cosway, Library of Congress, New Grove Dictionary, John Adams, Master of Monticello, Jefferson Family Music Collection, The Art of Playing, Abigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Nicholas Trist, University of Virginia, Francis Hopkinson, Governor Fauquier, Marine Band, Philip Mazzei, Charles Bellini, Charles Burney, George Wythe, Giovanni Fabbroni, Histoire du Concert Spirituel, Joseph Haydn, William Short, Wolfgang Mozart New!
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- Life of Thomas Jefferson (The American scene) by Henry Stephens Randall on 6 pages
- Thomas Jefferson and Music by Helen Cripe on 4 pages
- The Papers of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson on page 4, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson by William Howard Adams on page 19, and Back Matter
- The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson by Daniel J. Boorstin on page 35, and Back Matter
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