Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Library Sigla and Abbreviations
- Guide to Harvard University and Oberlin College Collections Referenced by Box Number
- Preface: Gateway to a Career
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter I Family History and Formative Years
- Chapter II Undergraduate Study at Harvard College (1916-20)
- Chapter III Lessons with Ernest Bloch and Graduate Study at Harvard University (1920-22)
- Chapter IV Damrosch Fellowship Years at the American Academy in Rome (1922-25)
- Chapter V Courtship and Marriage (1925-27)
- Chapter VI New York City—Wellesley College—A Guggenheim Fellowship (1927-31)
- Chapter VII Guest Conducting, Reception of Symphony no. 2, and College Music: An Investigation (1931-35)
- Chapter VIII Life after College Music: An Investigation (1935-37)
- Chapter IX The University of California at Berkeley (1937-39)
- Chapter X Curtis Institute of Music: The Hiring Process (Spring and Summer 1939)
- Chapter XI Curtis Institute (Fall 1939-Spring 1941)
- Chapter XII The University of Virginia (Fall 1941-Spring 1945)
- Chapter XIII Princeton University (Fall 1945-Spring 1948)
- Chapter XIV Return of a Favored Son: Harvard University (Fall 1948-Spring (1957)
- Chapter XV Harvard University (Summer 1957 to July 1, 1965)
- Chapter XVI The Early Retirement Years (1965-75)
- Chapter XVII The Final Years (1975-84)
- Chapter XVIII Recapitulation and Coda
- Bibliography of Works Cited by Abbreviations
- Index
List of Illustrations
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Library Sigla and Abbreviations
- Guide to Harvard University and Oberlin College Collections Referenced by Box Number
- Preface: Gateway to a Career
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter I Family History and Formative Years
- Chapter II Undergraduate Study at Harvard College (1916-20)
- Chapter III Lessons with Ernest Bloch and Graduate Study at Harvard University (1920-22)
- Chapter IV Damrosch Fellowship Years at the American Academy in Rome (1922-25)
- Chapter V Courtship and Marriage (1925-27)
- Chapter VI New York City—Wellesley College—A Guggenheim Fellowship (1927-31)
- Chapter VII Guest Conducting, Reception of Symphony no. 2, and College Music: An Investigation (1931-35)
- Chapter VIII Life after College Music: An Investigation (1935-37)
- Chapter IX The University of California at Berkeley (1937-39)
- Chapter X Curtis Institute of Music: The Hiring Process (Spring and Summer 1939)
- Chapter XI Curtis Institute (Fall 1939-Spring 1941)
- Chapter XII The University of Virginia (Fall 1941-Spring 1945)
- Chapter XIII Princeton University (Fall 1945-Spring 1948)
- Chapter XIV Return of a Favored Son: Harvard University (Fall 1948-Spring (1957)
- Chapter XV Harvard University (Summer 1957 to July 1, 1965)
- Chapter XVI The Early Retirement Years (1965-75)
- Chapter XVII The Final Years (1975-84)
- Chapter XVIII Recapitulation and Coda
- Bibliography of Works Cited by Abbreviations
- Index
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- The Road Not TakenA Documented Biography of Randall Thompson, 1899–1984, pp. vii - xPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2018