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English
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"Epoch in Musical History" : "The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's First Recordings
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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Spring 2011
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79
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no.2
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100-121
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"When the Mormon Tabernacle Choir stepped onto the international stage with its award-winning performance at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, little did anyone realize that in the coming years the choir would become an American institution. Today radio and television programs, tours, special performances, and concerts provide opportunities for millions to experience the treasure of religious and secular music performed by the choir. The invention of the phonograph by Thomas Edison in 1877 and subsequent improvements brought new opportunities for the choir to share music through the millions of copies of its more than 160 recordings. How it all began and how the first recordings were produced and marketed, is the subject of our first article in this issue. The 1909 recordings of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir were a pioneering endeavor marking the first successful attempt to record a four-hundred voice choir. That success helped gain for Utah recognition as a cultural center. It also inspired groups and individuals that through music and other cultural pursuits, life could be more fulfilling." [Author's introduction]
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Exhibiting Mormonism : The Latter-day Saints and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Politics of American Religious Identity : The Seating of Senator Reed Smoot, Mormon Apostle
The Salt Lake Tabernacle in the Nineteenth Century : A Glimpse of Early Mormonism
Utah : A Centennial History