How Music Grew in Brooklyn

A Biography of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra

Auteurs

• Maurice Edwards

Paramètres

• 416 pages
• 15 heures de lecture

• Art / Culture
• Musique

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Focusing on the Brooklyn Philharmonic, this history explores the vibrant music and cultural scene of New York from the late 20th century to the early 21st century. It details the orchestra's origins, beginning with its 19th-century predecessor and its founding by Siegfried Landau, followed by the tenures of notable music directors like Lukas Foss and Robert Spano. The book also highlights the orchestra's role as the house ensemble of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and features over two dozen historical photographs, alongside an extensive appendix of its remarkable programs.

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• Année de publication: 2006
• Reliure: (rigide)