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Overview"A humorous look at the accomplishments of America's Seventh Army Symphony during its 10-year, European tour-of-duty from 1952-1962. The United States once maintained a symphony orchestra, the Seventh Army Symphony, based in Stuttgart, Germany. Formed in 1952 as a public relations measure, it was intended to demonstrate to the Europeans, and the Germans in particular, that American soldiers were young men of culture capable of appreciating and performing the music of Beethoven, Brahms, and other great composers with feeling and understanding. In this the orchestra was extremely successful, touring repeatedly throughout (West) Germany, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. In spite of the great acclaim and enthusiasm with which it was received throughout Europe, the orchestra encountered difficulty and some outright hostility from the U.S. Army itself, which did not quite know what to do with a symphony orchestra in its midst. Therefore, in addition to paying tribute to the important work the orchestra did inthe field of cultural relations, this book chronicles the many humorous incidents that arose out of the perennial friction between the rather unmilitary orchestra and the ""regular Army"" personnel with whom it came in direct contact." Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Canarina (Customer)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: University of Rochester Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781580460194ISBN 10: 1580460194 Pages: 222 Publication Date: 22 April 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA humorous look at the accomplisThe book is a marvelous c The book is a marvelous collection...very humerous, extremely interesting and well written. ALLEGRO, April 1999 Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |