Music's Modern Muse A Life of Winnaretta Singer, Princesse de Polignac |
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| Author:
| Kahan, Sylvia |
| Series title: | Eastman Studies in Music Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58046-133-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2006 |
| Publisher: | University of Rochester Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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The American-born Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943) was a millionaire at the age of eighteen, due to her inheriting a substantial part of the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Her 1893 marriage to Prince Edmond de Polignac, an amateur composer, brought her into contact with the most elite strata of French society.
The American-born Winnaretta Singer (1865-1943) was a millionaire at the age of eighteen, due to her inheriting a substantial part of the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Her 1893 marriage to Prince Edmond de Polignac, an amateur composer, brought her into contact with the most elite strata of French society.