. . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Composers & Musicians." . . "United States" . . . "Records and correspondence"@en . "Records and correspondence" . . . . . . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . . "And there I stood with my piccolo. Reminiscences" . . . . . . . "And There I Stood with My Piccolo, originally published in 1948, is a zesty and colorful memoir of composer Meredith Willson's early years--from growing up in Mason City, Iowa, to playing the flute with John Philip Sousa's band and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, to a successful career in composing for radio and motion pictures in Hollywood. It was apparent to everyone, except maybe Willson himself, that he was on his way to something big. Lighthearted and inspiring, it is no surprise Willson's tales caught the attention of prominent Broadway producers. In 1957, just nine years after the pu."@en . "Autobiographie" . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . "And there I stood with my piccolo"@en . "And there I stood with my piccolo" . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Livres électroniques" . . . . "Fine Arts." . . "Composers United States Biography." . . "MUSIC Individual Composer & Musician." . . "Composers" . . "MUSIC Genres & Styles Musicals." . .