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The American Symphony Orchestra

A Social History of Musical Taste

by John H. Mueller

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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Table of Contents

  • Cover
  • Halftitle
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • INTRODUCTION
    • Tastes Can Be Accounted For
  • 1
    • History of Music as Performance
  • 2
    • Social Evolution of the American Symphony Orchestra
      • GROWTH OF THE CONCERT SYSTEM
      • BACKGROUND OF THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN THE UNITED STATES
      • SOME FORERUNNERS OF THE AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
  • 3
    • Profiles of Major American Orchestras
      • THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC-SYMPHONY SOCIETY (1842)
      • THE NEW YORK SYMPHONY SOCIETY (1878)
      • THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (L88L)
      • THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (1891)
      • THE CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (1895)
      • THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA (1900)
      • THE MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (1903)
      • THE ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY SOCIETY (1907)
      • THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (1911)
      • THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA (1918)
      • THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (1919)
      • THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
      • THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
      • THE BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
      • THE ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
      • THE INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
      • WASHINGTON, D. C.: THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
  • 4
    • Life Spans of Composers in the Repertoire
      • THE SIX MOST PRE-EMINENT COMPOSERS
      • COMPOSERS WITH LOW AND STABLE TRENDS
      • COMPOSERS IN THE ASCENDING PHASE
      • COMPOSERS IN THE DESCENDING PHASE
      • COMPOSERS WITH FULL LIFE CYCLES
      • THE FORGOTTEN NAMES
  • 5
    • National Sources of the Orchestral Repertoire
      • AUSTRO-GERMANY
      • FRANCE
      • RUSSIA-SOVIET UNION
      • ITALY
      • GREAT BRITAIN
      • LATIN AMERICA
      • UNITED STATES
  • 6
    • The Orchestra, Concert Folkways, and Social Life
      • THE FUNCTION OF THE ORCHESTRA IN COMMUNITY AND NATION
      • SEATING PLANS
      • THE CONDUCTOR
      • MANAGEMENT AND UNION
      • The Musicians’ Union
      • THE AUDIENCE AND ITS FOLKWAYS
      • THE PROGRAM
      • THE CONCERT SERIES
      • THE STANDARD REPERTOIRE
  • 7
    • Musical Taste and How It Is Formed
  • Notes
  • Index

Metadata

  • isbn
    978-0-253-04847-9
  • publisher
    Indiana University Press
  • publisher place
    Bloomington, Indiana USA
  • restrictions
    CC-BY-NC-ND
  • rights
    Copyright © Trustees of Indiana University
  • rights holder
    Indiana University Press
  • rights territory
    World
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