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El Sistema : orchestrating Venezuela's youth /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baker, Geoffrey, 1970-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar > History.
Music and youth > Venezuela.
Music > Social aspects > Venezuela.
Symphony orchestras > Venezuela > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The organization and its leaders
  • El maestro : José Antonio Abreu
  • Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra
  • El Sistema : institutional features and organizational dynamics
  • Demographics and development
  • The orchestra in theory and practice
  • Music education in El Sistema
  • Social action through music
  • Social inclusion and discipline
  • Democracy, teamwork, competition, and meritocracy
  • Realities, dreams, and revolutions
  • The politics and economics of impact
  • Impact on Venezuelan cultural life
  • The future of El Sistema.