Women Composers

Women Composers
Author: Sharon Mirchandani
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2012-10-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0252037316

Interspersing consideration of Marga Richter's (born 1926) musical works with discussion of her life, her musical style, and the origins and performances of her works, this book documents a successful composer's professional and private life throughout the twentieth century.

Chamber Music

Chamber Music
Author: John H. Baron
Publisher:
Total Pages: 780
Release: 2010-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0415994187

Chamber Music: A Research and Information Guide is a reference tool for anyone interested in chamber music. It is not a history or an encyclopedia but a guide to where to find answers to questions about chamber music. The third edition adds nearly 600 new entries to cover new research since publication of the previous edition in 2002. Most of the literature is books, articles in journals and magazines, dissertations and theses, and essays or chapters in Festschriften, treatises, and biographies. In addition to the core literature obscure citations are also included when they are the only studies in a particular field. In addition to being printed, this volume is also for the first time available online. The online environment allows for information to be updated as new research is introduced. This database of information is a "live" resource, fully searchable, and with active links. Users will have unlimited access, annual revisions will be made and a limited number of pages can be downloaded for printing.

Manuel María Ponce

Manuel María Ponce
Author: Jorge Barrón Corvera
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2004
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Students and scholars alike need look no further than this book for a thorough examination of the life and works of Mexican composer Manuel M. Ponce. It is the first major Bio-Bibliographic work on Ponce with cross-references carefully placed throughout to provide ease in navigation and research. All information is carefully and clearly documented to accurately represent Ponce's vast body of work. Whether interest lies in the man behind the music or the music itself, the book gives readers everything needed to go deeper into studying and understanding this prolific composer. Opening with a concise, yet full biography of Ponce, this work contains bibliographic information on most writings by and about the composer. A complete works catalogue is included along with a comprehensive discography of commercially produced recordings. Old and rare material noted here will be of particular interest to musicians and scholars of Mexican music.

The Early Violin and Viola

The Early Violin and Viola
Author: Robin Stowell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2001-07-26
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521625555

An invaluable guide to the available historical source material on playing the violin and viola.