The Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr. : First Black Bandmaster of the United States Navy (Music of the African Diaspora)

Adams, Alton Augustus/ Clague, Mark (EDT)/ Floyd, Samuel (FRW)

University of California Press（2008/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 388 p.／サイズ 16 b/w photo.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780520251311
• DDC分類 784.092

Full Description

Alton Augustus Adams, Sr., was a musician, writer, hotelier, and the first black bandmaster of the United States Navy. Born in the Virgin Islands in 1889, Adams joined the U.S. military in 1917. Although naval policy at the time restricted blacks to menial jobs, Adams and his all-black ensemble provided a bridge between the local population and their all-white naval administrators. His memoirs, edited by Mark Clague, with a foreword by Samuel Floyd, Jr., reveal an inspired activist who believed music could change the world, mitigate racism, and bring prosperity to his island home.

Contents

Foreword by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. Acknowledgments by Mark Clague Introduction: The Soul of Alton Adams by Mark Clague The Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr., 1889-1987 1. A Historical Memoir 2. The St. Thomas Craftsmen of the Nineteenth Century 3. The Value of Education 4. Music in the Virgin Islands and the Founding of the Adams Juvenile Band (1909) 5. The United States Navy Band of the Virgin Islands (1917-1923) 6. The Navy Band's 1924 United States Tour 7. The Close of the Naval Years (1925-1931) 8. The Naval Administration (1917-1931): An Evaluation 9. Civilian Government and Politics (the 1930s) 10. The Power of the Press (the 1940s) 11. Tourism and the Hotel Association (the 1950s) Editorial Methods by Mark Clague Editorial Notes by Mark Clague Selected Bibliography Index