Bach, Beethoven, and Bureaucracy: The Case of the Philadelphia Orchestra by Arian, Edward - 1971

University, AL,, U.S.A.: University of Alabama Press, 1971. This study of the administrative problems of the Philadelphia Orchestra describes the development of the orchestra by Leopolde Stokowski into a great musical ensemble, the financial problems it faced, their temporary resolution by a process of buraucratic compromise, and the frustration of many of the orchestra's musical possibilities by the very compromises designed to ensure its stability; the author, a political scientist and former performing member of the orchestra, proposes practical reforms based on community involvement and control; inscribed by the author on the front end paper (yellow covers with blue lettering; yellow dust jacket with blue lettering and musical score on the front has three very small closed tears; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy). Inscribed By Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.