Boston Symphony Orchestra

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Author: James H. North

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 0810862093

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This discography addresses all the recordings made by The Boston Symphony Orchestra and by the Boston Symphony Chamber Players. Each entry contains complete details of the recording session and work, including all the soloists and choruses, as well as issued discs and tapes in many formats. The material is cross-referenced in indexes organized by composer, conductor, and soloist. In addition to commercial recordings, this volume has separate sections on recordings issued by the U.S. government, recordings made by BSO musicians under other ensemble names, and 'pirate' recordings of BSO concerts and broadcasts.


Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound

Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound

Author: Frank Hoffmann

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-11-12

Total Pages: 2569

ISBN-13: 1135949506

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First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


The Vinyl Countdown

The Vinyl Countdown

Author: Travis Elborough

Publisher: Catapult

Published: 2009-03-31

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 1593763484

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VINYL MAY BE FINAL NAIL IN CD’S COFFIN ran the headline in a Wired magazine article in October 2007. Ever since the arrival of the long—playing record in 1948, the album has acted as the soundtrack to our lives. Record collections—even on a CD or iPod-are personal treasures, revealing our loves, errors in judgment, and lapses in taste. In The Vinyl Countdown, Travis Elborough explores the way in which particular albums are deeply embedded in cultural history or so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible. While music itself has experienced several different movements over the past sixty years, the album has remained a constant. But the way we listen to music has changed in the last ten years. In the age of the iPod, when we can download an infinite number of single tracks instantaneously, does the concept of the album mean anything? Elborough moves chronologically through relevant periods, letting the story of the LP, certain genres, youth cults, and topics like sleeve designs, shops, drugs, and education unfurl as he goes along. The Vinyl Countdown is a brilliant piece of popular history, an idiosyncratic tribute to a much-loved part of our shared consciousness, and a celebration of the joy of records.


Government and the Arts

Government and the Arts

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Special Subcommittee on Arts and Humanities

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13:

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Considers legislation to authorize Federal grants to states for arts promotion, to establish a Federal Advisory Council on the Arts, and to establish a U.S. Arts Foundation.