Fiedler, Arthur, 1894-1979

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Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979) was an American conductor known for his association with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops orchestras. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the United States. Fiedler was sometimes criticized for over-popularizing music, particularly when adapting popular songs or editing portions of the classical repertoire, but he kept performances informal and sometimes self-mocking to attract a bigger audience.
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referencedIn Flagg, Mildred Buchanan, 1886-1980. Papers, 1876-1955 (inclusive), 1900-1955 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Edward and Clara Steuermann Collection, 1922-1981, (bulk 1930-1980) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Porter, Quincy, 1897-1966. The Quincy Porter papers, 1897-1975 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Record Group 26: Records of the U.S. Coast Guard, 1785 - 2005. Official Military Personnel Files, ca. 1898 - ca. 2004. National Archives at St. Louis
referencedIn The Charles Shackford Papers, 1934-1984 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Lucille Lortel papers The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Antheil, George, 1900-1959. George Antheil papers, 1919-1959. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Fiedler, Arthur, 1894-1979. Arthur Fiedler collection, 1856-1979 (bulk 1927-1979). Boston University. School of Medicine
creatorOf Fiedler, Arthur, 1894-1979. Miscellaneous papers. Jacksonville University, Carl S. Swisher Library
referencedIn Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording] The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Philadelphia Orchestra. Transcription of WFLN radio broadcast [sound recording], 1974 August 7. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Dvorak, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis), 1900-1982. Raymond Dvorak papers, 1919-1985 (1960-1980). University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
creatorOf Guelph Spring Festival Archives. R.C.A. Victor reproductions of watercolour portraits of recording artists, 1977. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities , 1982 - 1999. The Great Orchestras: The Boston Symphony Orchestra - 1975. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn The Leonard Burkat Papers, 1943-1981 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Fiedler, Arthur, 1894-1979. Correspondence to Eugene Ormandy, 1967. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Philadelphia Orchestra. Transcription of WFLN radio broadcast [sound recording], 1963 September 14 and December 21. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900 - 2003. Production Library Audio Recordings, 1999 - 2005. INTERVIEW WITH ARTHUR FIEDLER, CONDUCTOR OF THE BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA FROM ISTANBUL National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Stuckey, Dwight H. Dwight Stuckey World War II flying ace correspondence 1996-2001. California state library
creatorOf Philadelphia Orchestra. Transcription of WFLN radio broadcast [sound recording], 1975 August 21. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Duke Ellington recordings collection Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Fiedler, Arthur, 1894-1979. Correspondence and contracts, 1953-1955. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn The Benny Goodman Papers, 1910-1992, inclusive Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Sound Recordings Relating to "Studio One" Broadcasts. 1955 - 2003. Mr. Pops National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Shackford, Charles. The Charles Shackford papers, 1934-1984 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn Wilson, Carol Green, 1892-. Carol Green Wilson papers, ca. 1949-1975. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Jascha Heifetz Collection, 1911-1972 Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries
referencedIn Carol Green Wilson Papers, ca. 1949-1975 Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn Howard D. Rothschild papers, 1921-1989. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900 - 2003. Audio Recordings, 1942 - 1999. NEW YORK NEW YORK #295: PIA SEBASTIANI, SEYMOUR KABACK, BOBBY DARRIN, ROBERT AREY- DOG WALKER, ARTHUR FIEDLER - CONDUCTOR BOSTON POPS. National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Massachusetts. Special Commission Relative to the Selection of an Official Song for the Commonwealth. Entries for the state song, 1958-1965. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
referencedIn Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation, Sub-Committee on Music Papers, 1941-1946 Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Philadelphia Orchestra. Transcription of WFLN radio broadcast [sound recording], 1972 January 26. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Serge Koussevitzky Archive, 1920-1976 (bulk: 1924-1951) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn David R. Gergen Files, 1974 - 1977. David Gergen's Medal of Freedom Name Files, 1974 - 1976. Fiedler, Arthur. Gerald R. Ford Library
referencedIn Shackford, Charles. The Charles Shackford papers, 1934-1984 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn Harvard Law School Forums Records Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Dvorak, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis), 1900-1982. Raymond Dvorak papers, 1919-1985 (1960-1980). University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
creatorOf Massachusetts. Special Commission Relating to the Selection of an Official Song for the Commonwealth. Correspondence, 1958-1965. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
referencedIn Winigrad, Allen J.,. Allen J. Winigrad slides of performing artists, 1973-1989. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900 - 2003. Audio Recordings, 1942 - 1999. NEW YORK, NEW YORK #222: ROY BOGAS, EUGENE SILBERMAN, EARL WILSON AND ARTHUR FIEDLER OF BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Quincy Porter Papers, 1897-1975 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Porter, Quincy, 1897-1966. The Quincy Porter papers, 1897-1975 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn United States Postal Service. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1997-2005. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. [Scrapbooks of concert programs and clippings concerning programs in Boston, Mass. and Medford, Mass., 1907-1934]. Minuteman Library Network
referencedIn Winigrad, Allen J.,. Allen J. Winigrad photographs of performing artists, 1973-1989. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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associatedWith Antheil, George, 1900-1959. person
associatedWith Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 person
associatedWith Boston Pops Orchestra. corporateBody
associatedWith Burkat, Leonard, 1919-1992. person
associatedWith Dodge, Joseph Jeffers person
associatedWith Dvorak, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis), 1900-1982. person
associatedWith Flagg, Mildred Buchanan, 1886-1980. person
acquaintanceOf Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 person
associatedWith Gergen, David R. (David Richmond), 1942- person
associatedWith Gillespie, Robert. person
associatedWith Goodman, Benny, 1909- person
correspondedWith Green, Johnny, 1908-1989 person
associatedWith Guelph Spring Festival Archives. corporateBody
correspondedWith Harvard Law School Forum corporateBody
correspondedWith Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951 person
associatedWith Leonard Burkat person
associatedWith Lortel, Lucille person
associatedWith Marsh, John O., 1926- person
associatedWith Massachusetts. Special Commission Relating to the Selection of an Official Song for the Commonwealth. corporateBody
associatedWith Massachusetts. Special Commission Relative to the Selection of an Official Song for the Commonwealth. corporateBody
associatedWith Pfeiffer, John, 1920- person
associatedWith Philadelphia Orchestra. corporateBody
associatedWith Porter, Quincy, 1897-1966. person
correspondedWith Rothschild, Howard D. person
associatedWith Saddler, Donald person
associatedWith Shackford, Charles. person
associatedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
correspondedWith Steuermann, Edward person
associatedWith Stuckey, Dwight H. person
associatedWith Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 person
memberOf United States. Coast Guard corporateBody
associatedWith United States Information Agency corporateBody
correspondedWith United States. Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation. Sub-Committee on Music corporateBody
associatedWith United States Postal Service. corporateBody
correspondedWith Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 person
associatedWith Wilson, Carol Green, 1892- person
associatedWith Wilson, Carol Green, 1892- person
associatedWith Winigrad, Allen J., person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Boston MA US
Brookline MA US
Subject
Conducting
Music
Popular music
Orchestral music
Orchestral music
Occupation
Conductor
Conductors (Music)
Violinists
Violinists
Violin makers
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Birth 1894-12-17

Death 1979-07-10

Male

Americans

English

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