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.
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Judson, Arthur Leon, 1881-1975.
Impresarios--United States--Biography. Arts--Management.--United States