Johana Harris: A Biography
Johana Harris was a musical prodigy who began her education in her native Canada, then moved to New York at the age of 12. The youngest student ever admitted to the Juilliard Graduate School of Music, Harris was destined for greatness on the world stage. However, exploitation by her mother and then by her husband Roy Harris, coupled with the prejudice shown women during the mid-20th century kept her from achieving that pinnacle.

Johana Harris: A Biography brings to light the life of an unheralded musical genius, as well as providing new information on her husband Roy Harris, about whom very little is known. This revealing look at the lives of two important musicians—who were referred to in the middle years of the last century as "Mr. and Mrs. American Music"—is the first book published about these two people.
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Johana Harris: A Biography
Johana Harris was a musical prodigy who began her education in her native Canada, then moved to New York at the age of 12. The youngest student ever admitted to the Juilliard Graduate School of Music, Harris was destined for greatness on the world stage. However, exploitation by her mother and then by her husband Roy Harris, coupled with the prejudice shown women during the mid-20th century kept her from achieving that pinnacle.

Johana Harris: A Biography brings to light the life of an unheralded musical genius, as well as providing new information on her husband Roy Harris, about whom very little is known. This revealing look at the lives of two important musicians—who were referred to in the middle years of the last century as "Mr. and Mrs. American Music"—is the first book published about these two people.
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Johana Harris: A Biography

Johana Harris: A Biography

by Ethel Paquin
Johana Harris: A Biography

Johana Harris: A Biography

by Ethel Paquin

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Overview

Johana Harris was a musical prodigy who began her education in her native Canada, then moved to New York at the age of 12. The youngest student ever admitted to the Juilliard Graduate School of Music, Harris was destined for greatness on the world stage. However, exploitation by her mother and then by her husband Roy Harris, coupled with the prejudice shown women during the mid-20th century kept her from achieving that pinnacle.

Johana Harris: A Biography brings to light the life of an unheralded musical genius, as well as providing new information on her husband Roy Harris, about whom very little is known. This revealing look at the lives of two important musicians—who were referred to in the middle years of the last century as "Mr. and Mrs. American Music"—is the first book published about these two people.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780810877597
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 02/07/2011
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Ethel Paquin's writing has appeared in such journals as Conatus, Woman's Day, and McCall's, as well as in The New York Times.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xv

1 December 1913 to May 1932 1

2 June 1932 to October 1936 19

3 October 1936 to May 1939 43

4 June 1939 to June 1943 71

5 June 1943 to September 1948 93

6 September 1948 to September 1951 113

7 September 1951 to December 1952 133

8 January 1953 to August 1956 155

9 August 1956 to July 1959 177

10 July 1959 to December 1961 197

11 January 1962 to 1976 221

12 July 1980 to June 1995 239

Coda 255

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