Making music in Los Angeles
Subtitle: transforming the popular
By: Catherine Parsons Smith.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780520251397
Subjects: Music -- Social aspects -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century; Music -- Social aspects -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-344) and index.
Table of contents: title: Music making as popular practice; title: Music for the "people". "The largest and most enthusiastic audience that ever has assembled in the city" : the National Opera Company of 1887 ; "A precarious means of living" : early working musicians and some of their jobs ; "Popular prices will prevail" : competing and cooperating impresarios ; Amateurs, professionals, and symphonies : Harley Hamilton and Edna Foy ; "Our awe struck vision" : a prominent impresario reconsidered; title: Progressive-era musical idealism. The "true temple of art" : the Philharmonic Auditorium and progressive ideology ; "Something of good for the future" : the People's Orchestra of 1912/1913 ; Producing fairyland, 1915 ; Founding the Hollywood Bowl; title: From progressive to ultramodern. Old competitors, new opera companies in 1925 ; The new negro movement in Los Angeles ; Welcoming the ultramodern ; Second thoughts ; Calling the tune : the Los Angeles Federal Music Project.