The American Symphony Orchestra : A Social History of Musical Taste

The American Symphony Orchestra A Social History of Musical Taste

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mueller, John Henry, 1895-1965 (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Indiana University Press 1951
1951.
Subjects:
Muzieksociologie.
Symfonieorkesten.
Symphony orchestras.
Orchestra.
Music
Composers.
Symphony orchestras > United States.
Music > United States > History and criticism.
United States.
Art music, orchestral & formal music
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009598324406719
Table of 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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