The great orchestrator : Arthur Judson and American arts management /

Doering, James M.,

The great orchestrator : Arthur Judson and American arts management / James M. Doering. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource. - Music in American life .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: confronting the silent giant -- Part I. Discovering the Audience, 1900-1921: The young educator; The lessons of musical America; Fertile ground in Philadelphia, 1915-1921 -- Part II. Cooperation and Cultivation, 1921-1942: New alliances, new media, New York; Managing a renewal, 1922-1930; The list, the old man, and the English replacement; Competition and indecision -- Part III. The Empire of Diminishing Returns, 1942-1956: The war years and a shift to a new era; Troubled waters -- Conclusion: lessons from AJ -- Epilogue: the final years.

This biography charts the career and legacy of the pioneering American music manager Arthur Judson (1881-1975), who rose to prominence in Philadelphia and New York at the beginning of the twentieth century.



9780252094590 9781299147928

2019725050


Judson, Arthur Leon, 1881-1975.


Impresarios--United States--Biography.
Arts--Management.--United States


Electronic Books.

ML429 / .G743 2013