Fritz Reiner, Maestro and Martinet (Music in American Life)
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: November 14, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780252029356
Subjects: Composers & musicians; Music; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; USA; Composers & Musicians - Classical Directors; Genres & Styles - Classical; Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians; Instruction & Study - Conducting; United States - General; 1888-1963; Biography; Conductors (Music); Reiner, Fritz,; United States
First sentence: For forty years musical audiences in America were used to seeing a stocky figure around five feet, five inches in height, with hooded eves like a falcon, a serious look, and tremendous discipline, conduct operatic and symphonic performances.