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The American Symphony Orchestra A Social History of Musical Taste / John H. Mueller.
Author
Mueller, John Henry, 1895-1965
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Indiana University Press 1951
Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1951.
©1951.
Description
1 online resource (1 online resource xii, 437 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Availability
Available Online
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Subject(s)
Muzieksociologie
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Symfonieorkesten
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Symphony orchestras
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Orchestra
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Music
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Composers
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Symphony orchestras
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United States
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Music
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United States
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History and criticism
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United States
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Summary note
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.
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Description based on print version record.
Language note
English
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.
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ISBN
0-253-04847-8
OCLC
1259586141
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