100 years of Olympic music : music and musicians of the modern Olympic Games, 1896-1996 / William K. Guegold.

Author/creator Guegold, William K.
Format Book
Publication InfoMantua, Ohio : Golden Clef Publishing, ©1996.
Descriptionxxvi, 100 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 38 cm
Subjects

Variant title One hundred years of Olympic music
Contents An interview with John Williams -- Prelude -- Overview -- Arts competitions -- Music and protocol in Olympic ceremonies -- The early years 1986-1920. Athens, Greece (Summer, 1896) -- Paris, France (Summer, 1900) -- St. Louis, USA (Summer, 1904) -- London, England (Summer, 1908) -- Stockholm, Sweden (Summer, 1912) -- Between the great wars. Antwerp, Belgium (Summer, 1920) -- Chamonix, France (Winter, 1924) -- Paris, France (Summer, 1924) -- St. Moritz, Switzerland (Winter, 1928) -- Amsterdam, Netherlands (Summer, 1928) -- Lake Placid, New York, USA (Winter, 1932) -- Los Angeles, California, USA (Summer, 1932) -- Berlin/Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Winter, 1936) -- Post WWII. St. Moritz, Switzerland (Winter, 1948) -- London, England (Summer, 1948) -- Oslo, Norway (Winter, 1952) -- Helsinski, Finland (Summer, 1952) -- Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (Winter, 1956) -- Melbourne, Australia (Summer, 1956) -- Stockholm, Sweden (Summer, 1956) --Squaw Valley, California, USA (Winter, 1960)-- Rome, Italy (Summer, 1960) -- Innsbruck, Austria (Winter, 1964) -- Tokyo, Japan (Summer, 1964) -- Grenoble, France (Winter, 1968) -- Mexico City, Mexico (Summer, 1968) -- Sapporo, Japan (Winter, 1972) -- Munich, Germany (Summer, 1972) -- Innsbruck, Austria (Winter, 1976) -- Montréal, Canada (Summer, 1976) -- Lake Placid, New York, USA (Winter, 1980) -- Moscow, USSR (Summer, 1980) -- Los Angeles, California, USA (Winter, 1984) -- Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Summer, 1984) -- Calgary, Canada (Winter, 1988) -- Seoul, Korea (Summer, 1988) -- Albertville, France (Winter, 1992) -- Barcelona, Spain (Summer, 1992) -- Lillehammer, Norway (Winter, 1994) -- The centennial. Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Summer, 1996) -- The future. Nagano, Japan (Winter, 1998) -- Music in Olympic skating and gymnastics competition. Figure skating and ice dancing -- Gymnastics -- Postlude -- Music list -- Appendix A. Recordings of Olympic music -- Video tapes -- Appendix B. Musical scores -- Bibliography. Bulletins of the International Olympic Committee -- Musical references found in the official reports of the games.
Abstract This book details the integral part music has played in each Summer & Winter Olympiad since 1896 (including Atlanta). After the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, founder, French-born Baron Pierre de Coubertin, stated that "fashions have undergone many changes over two thousand years, but music has remained the factor which best conveys the emotion within a crowd, & which best accompanies the amplitude of a great spectacle." This book includes an interview with John Williams completed in December of 1995 following the world premiere of his new official Centennial Olympic Theme "Summon the Heroes." This book also lists extensive references to music used in ceremonies & commissioned for special events surrounding the Games, including the early "Arts Competitors" & as accompaniments for various competitors. In addition you will find a discography of recordings made of Olympic music.
Bibliography noteIncludes discography (pages 96-97) and bibliographical references (pages 99-100).
LCCN 96094402
ISBN0965237109
ISBN9780965237109

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