Tales from the Symphony

Tales from the Symphony

Robert Lee Watt

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Editorial:
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2024
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Estudios étnicos
ISBN:
9781538194737
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This book contains conversations with over a dozen African American musicians currently performing—or who have previously performed—in America’s major symphony orchestras. These conversations shed light on the realities of African American musicians playing in a musical environment that forbade their membership over half a century ago.

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