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A valuable portrait of one of the most powerful managers in American musical history.

Table of Contents

CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Confronting the Silent GiantPart I: Discovering the Audience 1900–19211. The Young Educator2. The Lessons of Musical America3. Fertile Ground in Philadelphia, 1915–1921Part II: Cooperation and Cultivation 1921–19424. New Alliances, New Media, New York5. Managing a Renewal, 1922–19306. The List, the Old Man, and the English Replacement7. Competition and IndecisionPart III: The Empire of Diminishing Returns 1942–19568. The War Years and a Shift to a New Era9. Troubled WatersConclusion: Lessons From AJEpilogue: The Final YearsAppendix: Leaders of the New York Philharmonic Board of Directors, 1921–1963NotesSelected BibliographyIndex

About the Author

James M. Doering is a professor of music at Randolph-Macon College.

Reviews

"A work of exemplary scholarship covering a significant and often too little-known figure in music history: Arthur Judson, the classical instrumental music impresario, musician, teacher, orchestral administrator, artist manager, promoter, and media mogul. Doering admirably places Judson's life and career in the context of the changing orchestral industry from 1900 to the 1970s, showing how Judson was a catalyst for these developments."--Mark Clague, director, American Music Institute, University of Michigan