The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
Author: Nicolas Slonimsky
Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000-12-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9780825671722

Nicolas Slonimsky selected more than 5,000 of the most enduring musical personalities, from Bach to Zappa, for this concise edition. Each entry is reproduced unabridged from the complete edition.

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.

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Classical Musicians

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Classical Musicians
Author: Nicolas Slonimsky
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Total Pages: 1618
Release: 1997
Genre: Music
ISBN:

This new edition (last, 1992) includes entries on some 500 musicians who were not included in the eighth edition (such as violin virtuoso Sarah Chang) and updates many others (such as composer John Cage, who died after the 8th edition was published). As before, entries also include musicians and composers of the 1800s and artists from other musical genres whose work has significantly influenced 20th century classical music. A glossary of terms is included at the end of the volume. c. Book News Inc.

Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music: A-G

Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music: A-G
Author: Laura Diane Kuhn
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Total Pages: 720
Release: 1999
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of music, covering musicians, composers, compositions, instruments, musical terms, facts, and anecdotes; and includes illustrations and an index.

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
Author: Theodore Baker
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Total Pages: 2156
Release: 1992
Genre: Music
ISBN:

A classical work of musical biography which provides factual accuracy, informatiove histories of the men and women of music and critical insights into their work.

Douglas Moore

Douglas Moore
Author: Jerry L. McBride
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780895796660

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