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  • 11 - Phoenix Redivivus: Beach’s Posthumous Reputation

  • from Part III - Reception
  • Edited by E. Douglas Bomberger, Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Companion to Amy Beach
    Published online:
    19 October 2023
    Print publication:
    02 November 2023, pp 231-242

  • Summary

    The transformation of Beach’s reputation from an almost-forgotten relic of a bygone era to one of the most highly regarded American Romantic composers provides a case study in reception history. Her “renaissance” resulted from determined advocacy on two fronts: scholarly research and musical performance. In scholarship, the University of New Hampshire and the Library of Congress have assembled formidable archival collections, while Adrienne Fried Block and a bevy of dissertation writers have worked to shed light on Beach’s life and works through publications and conferences. In the performance realm, pianists Virginia Eskin, Mary Louise Boehm, and Joanne Polk have worked tirelessly to introduce her music to the public in concerts and recordings. Several recent documentary films confirm her appeal as a subject and her status in American cultural history.