Festival, Music Allusions, Definition, Citation, Reference, Information - Allusion to Festival, Music
- Bayreuth since 1876, international center for Wagner’s operas. [Opera Hist.: Thompson, 165]
- Berkshire Music Festival (Tanglewood) summer home of Boston Symphony since 1934. [Music Hist.: Thompson, 202–203]
- Edinburgh Festival internationally famous arts celebration since 1947. [Music Hist.: Thompson, 617]
- Eisteddfod ancient congress of bards, still held annually in Wales. [Music Hist.: Benét, 305]
- Festival of the Two Worlds (Spoleto Festival) founded in 1958 by Gian-Carlo Menotti and held annually in Spoleto, Italy. [Music Hist.: NCE, 2599]
- Glyndebourne Festivals annual operatic events held in Sussex, England since 1934. [Music Hist.: NCE, 1097]
- Newport Jazz Festival annual summer jazz celebration. [Am. Mus.: NCE, 1927]
- Woodstock 300,000 rock music fans attended this festival held near Bethel, N.Y. (August 16, 1969). [Am. Music Hist.: EB, X: 741]
Fierceness (See SAVAGERY.)