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The show was broadcast during school hours, and teachers were provided textbooks and worksheets by the network.

The show was part of a broader mid-20th-century movement to popularize serious music.


REFERENCES


  • Joseph Horowitz, ''Understanding Toscanini—How He Became an American Culture–God and Helped Create a New Audience for Old Music'' (Knopf, 1987)

  • Theodor W. Adorno, "Analytical Study of the NBC 'Music Appreciation Hour.'" Unpublished manuscript. 1938-40. ''The Musical Quarterly'' 78:2 (Summer 1994): 325-377.