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Record Nr.

UNINA9910524844703321

Autore

Mueller Kate Hevner <1898-1984.>

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indiana University Press, 1973

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

©[1973]

ISBN

0-253-04942-3

Descrizione fisica

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

Soggetti

Repertoire

Symphony orchestras

Orchestral music

Music

Musique - États-Unis

Orchestres symphoniques - États-Unis

Orchestre, Musique d'

Music - United States

Symphony orchestras - United States

Chronologies.

Bibliographies.

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.