Twenty-seven Major American Symphony Orchestras A History and Analysis of Their Repertoires, Seasons 1842–43 through 1969–70

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mueller, Kate Hevner, 1898-1984.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Symphony orchestras.

Orchestral music.

Music.

Music--United States--Chronology.

Symphony orchestras--United States.

Orchestral music--Bibliography.

United States.

Genre:

Chronologies.

Bibliographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource lix, 398 pages)

Place of Publication:

Indiana University Press 1973

Bloomington, Indiana University Studies; [distributed by Indiana University Press], [1973]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Twenty-seven Major American Symphony Orchestras: A History and Analysis of Their Repertoires, Seasons 1842–43 through 1969–70 surveys the the performances of American symphonies, described in the author's 1973 introduction to the text as follows: "This study of orchestra repertoires is one more contribution to the history of American music. . . .The present study . . . provide[s] the basic data for every composition through 130 years, 1840-1970 with its performance time in minutes and the dates of all performance, together with the name of its composer, his life span and national origin. A few charts are also offered to indicate the general trends, and from these data other scholars will be able to uncover more significant facts and theories about this most important institution in our American musical culture.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

"The list of compositions and performance times": pages 1-398

ISBN:

0-253-04942-3

OCLC:

1259587910