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A N O T E O N S O U R C E S The research for this book has taken several forms. In addition to the usual published sources, including the archives of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the holdings of specialized music libraries, I have relied on personal interviews with many members of the Orchestra. The musicians made certain requests in exchange for candor: some agreed to allow their names to appear in the Acknowledgments , but preferred not to be quoted in the text; others wanted complete anonymity. In Chapter Four, each soloist read the questions and answers of the interview in their final form before it was submitted for publication. xv ...

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