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As the American music scene prospered and more symphony orchestras were founded, the need for a national organization for musicians increased. In 1897, the union became international when the Montreal Musicians Protective Union and Toronto Orchestral Association joined.
The International Federation of Musicians (French: Federation Internationale des Musiciens, FIM) is a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing music performers. FIM counts member unions in 70 countries and three regional groups in Europe, Africa and Latin America. It is a member of the Council of Global Unions.
On August 1, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians, at the instigation of union president James C. Petrillo, began a strike against the major American record companies because of disagreements over royalty payments. Beginning on midnight, July 31, 1942, no union musician could make commercial recordings for any commercial record company. [1]
The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) is the labor union of singers, dancers, and staging staff in opera, ballet and concert dance, and concert choral performance in the United States. A national union with a membership of over 6,000 artists, [ 1 ] AGMA provides forceful advocacy and defense of its members' employment and artistic rights.
This is a list of music organizations in the United States. It does not include symphony orchestras or other performance groups, or educational and research institutions unless they have significant programs outside the fields of education, research or performance.
During the American Civil War, music played a prominent role on each side of the conflict, Union (the North) and Confederate (the South). On the battlefield, different instruments including bugles, drums, and fifes were played to issue marching orders or sometimes simply to boost the morale of one's fellow soldiers.
This list includes music associations and music organizations from around the world. Academy of Country Music (ACM) Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (AARC) American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) Association For Electronic Music (AFEM) American Federation of Musicians (AFM) American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ...
Union is an American rock group formed in Los Angeles in 1997 featuring lead vocalist and guitarist John ... "Power to the Music" from Corabi's Mötley Crüe days, ...