Dimitri Mitropoulos A Champion of New Music

by Protopapas, Ioannis

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I am investigating the role of Dimitri Mitropoulos in promoting contemporary music primarily during his tenure as the principal conductor of New York Philharmonic. I plan to discuss the contemporary composers and works he found important, and why this music needed to be heard. This study will help to illuminate the new music of the 1940’s and 50’s, and the conductor’s role in cultivating audiences. Moreover,it will demonstrate the relationship between conducting and composition, and the role of…

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I am investigating the role of Dimitri Mitropoulos in promoting contemporary music primarily during his tenure as the principal conductor of New York Philharmonic. I plan to discuss the contemporary composers and works he found important, and why this music needed to be heard. This study will help to illuminate the new music of the 1940’s and 50’s, and the conductor’s role in cultivating audiences. Moreover,it will demonstrate the relationship between conducting and composition, and the role of this relationship in successful performance practice and interpretation. Additionally, I will provide a detailed list of Mitropoulos's premieres with New York Philharmonic.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2021

Thesis Information

  • Degree:D.M.A.
  • University:University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Advisor/Supervisor:Krysa, Taras;Miller, Richard
  • Pages:75

Publication Statements

  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2021

Edition Identifiers

  • proquest:2582795037

Subjects

Conducting Contemporary eng Mitropoulos, Dimitri Music Music -- History musical performances New Music New York Philharmonic ORCHESTRA PDF

Writers

Protopapas, Ioannis Krysa, Taras;Miller, Richard

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