Stand Up Straight and Sing! (42 page)
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Authors: Jessye Norman
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importance of music and song to,
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visits with,
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Mannion, Elizabeth,
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March on Washington, 1963
arrival at Howard following,
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50th anniversary celebration,
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Marco (Dutch television star),
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Marian Anderson Vocal Competition, Philadelphia,
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The Marriage of Figaro
(Mozart),
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Masada, Israel, performance of “Jerusalem,”
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master’s degree in vocal performance,
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Masters Tournament, Augusta, GA,
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Mathias, Senator Charles “Mac,”
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Matsumoto Music Festival, Japan
Oedipus Rex
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logistics of rehearsing and performing in,
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Seiji Ozawa’s founding,
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Maultsby, Portia (
African American Music: An Introduction
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McCluskey, Mrs. (neighbor),
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McDonald, Audra,
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McFerrin, Robert, Sr.,
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McGahee, Dr. (family physician),
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McGinty, Dr. Doris,
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McIntyre, Trey,
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Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing,
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Messiah
(Handel), “He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd,”
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Metropolitan Opera, New York City (the Met)
in
Ariadne Auf Naxos
(Strauss),
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Bluebeard’s Castle
(Bartók),
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debut as Cassandra in
Les Troyens
(Berlioz),
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The Makropulos Case
(Janáĉek),
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Marian Anderson’s debut at,
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meeting Marian Anderson at,
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performing
The Songs of a Wayfarer
(Mahler) with Nureyev,
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radio broadcasts,
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refusal to allow Marian Anderson to sing,
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slow acceptance of African American performers,
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middle school students
Janie Norman’s interest in teaching,
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participation in sit-ins and marches during,
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A. R. Johnson Junior High School
Mitterrand, President François,
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moisture, impact on voice quality and instruments,
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“Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix,”
Samson and Delilah
(Saint-Saëns),
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Monk, Meredith,
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Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Augusta, GA
church choir,
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church missionaries group,
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deacon “meetings” at the barbershop,
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emotional intensity of sermons,
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friendships through,
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incident involving false rape accusation,
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Janie Norman’s role as auditor of,
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Sunday school,
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unauthorized filming in for
60 Minutes
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
The Marriage of Figaro
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use of music by for pain relief,
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Mozart Hall, Konzerthaus, Vienna, debut performance at,
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Munich, Germany.
See
Bayerischer Rundfunk Internationaler Musikwettbewerb
Musée d’Orsay, state dinner at,
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MUSE/IQUE orchestra,
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music
and the creation of spiritual spaces,
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diversity of, opening up to,
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power and meaning of,
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audiences, performing; operatic roles; singers, professional
and specific musical works and composers
“To Music” (“An die Musik”) (Schubert),
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music critics, social interactions with,
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“My Country, ’Tis of Thee,”
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“My heart at thy sweet voice,”
Samson and Delilah
(Saint-Saëns),
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“On My Journey, Now,”
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My Lord, What a Morning
(Marian Anderson),
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“My Lord, What a Morning,”
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“My songs lie gently on the wind” (“Leise flehen meine Lieder”) (Schubert),
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NAACP
Augusta Youth Chapter,
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Norman family’s activities with,
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Jordan’s legal work on behalf of,
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Parks’s early work with,
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Spingarn Medal award ceremony,
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Nagasaki, Japan,
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
See
NAACP
National Botanical Garden of France,
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National Endowment for the Arts, National Medal of Arts,
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Native American ancestry, partial,
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Negro History Week,
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Newnham College, Cambridge, England, honorary fellowship,
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Newton, John (“Amazing Grace”),
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New York Botanical Garden,
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New York City Ballet,
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New York City Center,
How! Do! We! Do!
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New York Philharmonic orchestra, television performances,
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Nietzsche, Friedrich,
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Nilsson, Birgit,
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Nixon, (then Vice President) Richard,
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Norman, Elaine (sister)
at Austrian award ceremony,
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cooking skills,
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unauthorized filming of by
60 Minutes,
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Norman, George (brother),
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Norman, Howard (brother),
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Norman, Janie King (mother)
career as middle school teacher, educator,
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desire to please, make happy,
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focus on family,
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as heroine, role model,
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high expectations for children,
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importance of clothing to,
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kindness and respect shown others,
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and the “King” name,
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love for Hughes’s poetry,
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love for music, singing,
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marriage,
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service to church and community,
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support for JN assertiveness,
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voter registration work,
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work ethic,
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Norman, Silas, Jr. (brother)
activism as student at Paine College,
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efforts to play grandparents’ harmonium,
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on Grandma Mamie’s singing in church,
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as Dr. King’s escort during visit to Augusta,
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learning about ways of men from,
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presentation of Spingarn Medal to his sister,
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teasing by,
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Norman, Silas, Sr. (father)
acceptance of differences of opinion,
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adherence to Christian doctrine,
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attentiveness to and time spent with children,
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desire to please, make happy,
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high expectations for children,
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kindness and respect for others,
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leadership positions,
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lessons in history and politics,
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marriage,
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mother’s death,
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as philosopher and mentor,
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weekend carpentry projects,
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work life,
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North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company,
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Obama, President Barack,
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“Ode” (O’Shaughnessy),
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L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres,
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Oedipus Rex
(Stravinsky),
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“Oh, Freedom,”
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“Oh, Glory!”
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“O Holiest of Virgins” (“Allmächt’ge Jungfrau”),
Tannhäuser
(Wagner),
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Olivier, Laurence,
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“O namenlose Freude” (“Oh Joy Beyond Naming”),
Fidelio
(Beethoven),
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Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy,
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O’Neill, Congressman Thomas “Tip,”
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Opéra-Comique, Paris, France,
Dido and Aeneas
at,
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operatic roles, opera
and archaic or inaccurate translations,
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challenges of listening to,
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communicating the essence of characters,
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Dido, in
Les Troyens
(Berlioz),
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and the diverse skills of performers,
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Elisabeth in
Tannhäuser
(Wagner),
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Emilia Marty in
The
Makropulos Case
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Erwartung
(Schoenberg),
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