Title
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2017
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Department 2
History
Abstract
Just seventy years ago, a Fortune poll reported that 62 percent of Americans listened to classical music, 40 percent could identify Arturo Toscanini as an orchestral conductor, and nine million listeners (11 percent of American households) tuned in to weekly Metropolitan Opera broadcasts from New York City. Astonishing. The “grand orchestra,” wrote Charles Edward Russell in 1927, “has become our sign of honor among the nations.” (excerpt)
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Recommended Citation
Guelzo, Allen C. "Play American." First Things, Institute on Religion and Public Life (January 2017).
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version available online at https://www.firstthings.com/article/2017/01/play-american