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Word: newyork (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1929-1929
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...practically impossible for a symphony manager to persuade a good man to change his job. Today there are 20 applications for every vacancy. Except for the Boston Symphony, every orchestra is unionized. Each organization employs approximately 100 men. The minimum wage scale runs from $90 weekly (NewYork Philharmonic-Symphony) to $60. The cost of subsidizing a symphony orchestra is staggering. Guarantors must be prepared to spend from $100,000 to $200,000 yearly. Under such circumstances, new symphony orchestras have not been and are unlikely to be springing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Musicians' Plight | 5/27/1929 | See Source »

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