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The American Symphony Orchestra A Social History of Musical Taste / John H. Mueller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mueller, John Henry, 1895-1965.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Muzieksociologie.
- Symfonieorkesten.
- Symphony orchestras.
- Orchestra.
- Music.
- Composers.
- Symphony orchestras--United States.
- Music--United States--History and criticism.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource xii, 437 pages) : illustrations, portraits
- Place of Publication:
- Indiana University Press 1951
- Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1951.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A history of what has been termed the monumental orchestra in America. It traces the growth of the symphony orchestra to its roots in European traditions, recounts the crises which it has overcome, and describes the musical repertoires with which it has regaled its audiences during the past century.
- Contents:
- Tastes can be accounted for
- History of music as performance
- Social evolution of the American symphony orchestra
- Profiles of major American orchestras
- Life spans of composers in the repertoire
- National sources of the orchestral repertoire
- The orchestra, concert folkways, and social life
- Musical taste and how it is formed.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-253-04847-8
- OCLC:
- 1259586141
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