Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music
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ISBN: 0871138905 / Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press, June 2005
A journalist explores the backstage lives of classical musicians, uncovering evidence of substance abuse on and off-stage, as well as the privations of professional orchestra musicians who suffer from low salaries and difficult work environments.
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In this memoir, journalist and oboist Tindall recounts intimate details of classical musicians in New York. She describes her 25-year career that encompasses her early training, dealing drugs at music school, performing in orchestra pits on Broadway, and shocking details about the classical music world such as musicians who trade sexual favors for jobs and drug and alcohol abuse. There is no index. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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