The Portable Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

The Portable Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
Author: Nicolas Slonimsky
Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books
Total Pages: 291
Release: 1995
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780028712253

This concise edition contains edited down entries from Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians 8th edition, and covers artists in the contemporary genres of jazz, rock and the blues. The rich and effective writing of Nicolas Slonimsky is given special attention.

Harvard Dictionary of Music

Harvard Dictionary of Music
Author: Willi Apel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 968
Release: 1969
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780674375017

Contains nearly 1000 pages of precise and accessible information on all musical subjects.