Music, opera, jazz (37 publications)

2011 NEA Opera Honors Program Booklet

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2011
60p.

Features profiles of the 2011 Opera Honors recipients and of all previous honorees. With an introductory essay by Patrick J. Smith. October 2011.

Subjects:
Opera--Awards--United States

2013 NEA Jazz Masters

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2013
16p.

Profiles the 2013 class of NEA Jazz Masters: Mose Allison, Lou Donaldson, Lorraine Gordon, and Eddie Palmieri with brief biographies and selected discographies. January 2013.

Subjects:
Jazz
Jazz musicians--United States--Biography
Arts--Endowments

2014 NEA Jazz Masters

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2014
24p.

Profiles the 2014 class of NEA Jazz Masters: Jamey Aebersold, Anthony Braxton, Richard Davis, and Keith Jarrett, with brief biographies and selected discographies. January 2014.

Subjects:
Jazz
Arts--Endowments
Jazz musicians--United States--Biography

2015 NEA Jazz Masters

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2015
16p.

Profiles the 2015 class of NEA Jazz Masters: Carla Bley, George Coleman, Charles Lloyd, and Joe Segal with brief biographies and selected discographies. April 2015.

Subjects:
Jazz musicians--United States--Biography
Arts--Endowments
Jazz

2016 NEA Jazz Masters

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2016
28p.

Profiles the 2016 class of NEA Jazz Masters: Gary Burton, Wendy Oxenhorn, Pharoah Sanders, and Archie Shepp with brief biographies and selected discographies. April 2016.

Subjects:
Jazz
Jazz musicians--United States--Biography
Arts--Endowments

Aggregate Financial Measures of Nonprofit Theater, Dance, and Classical Music Organizations in 1982 : Research Division Note no. 26

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 1987
10p.

Using data from the 1982 Census of Service Industries, this Note reviews aggregate financial conditions of nonprofit theater, dance, and classical music organizations. Revenue/expense ratios, detailed sources of revenues, and other information are presented for the three broad groups and for the following selected fields: resident theaters (LORT), stock theaters, Off-Broadway theaters, Off-Off-Broadway theaters, children’s theaters, community theaters, ballet companies, modern dance companies, symphony orchestras, opera companies, and chamber music groups.

Subjects:
Dance--Economic conditions--United States
Theater--Economic conditions--United States
Music--Economic conditions--United States
Performing arts--Economic conditions--United States
Arts--Economic aspects--United States

Airing Questions of Access : Classical Music Programming and Listening Trends. Research Division Note no. 92

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2006
28p.

Drawing on a variety of data sources and analyses, this note addresses access to classical radio. It examines key classical radio characteristics, including trends in station counts and listening hours, as well as the finances of classical radio.

Subjects:
Radio programs--Rating
Radio programs--United States--Rating
Musicology

American Jazz Masters Fellowships, 1982-2002


Publication:
Washington (D.C.) : National Endowment for the Arts, 2001
72 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 72) and selected discography for each performer.

Subjects:
Jazz musicians--United States--Biography
Jazz
Arts--Endowments

American Masterpieces: Choral Music

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Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Endowment for the Arts, 2006
40p.

This publication by the NEA and Chorus America presents brief biographies, selected works, and selected recordings for 29 of America’s greatest choral composers. Includes an overview of the initiative and a brief narrative on choral music in America. September 2006.

Subjects:
Choral music--United States
Choral music--United States--Analysis, appreciation

American participation in opera and musical theater, 1992


Authors:
Cherbo, Joni Maya, 1941-
Contributors:
Peters, Monnie, 1948-
Publication:
Washington (D.C.) : Seven Locks Press, 1995
xiii, 104 p. : form ; 26 cm.
Subjects:
Opera--United States--Statistics
Musical theater--United States--Statistics
Music surveys--United States