Musical Americans: A Biographical Dictionary, 1918-1926 (Fallen Leaf Reference Books in Music): 23 - Hardcover

DuPree, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0914913131 ISBN 13: 9780914913139

Publisher: Fallen Leaf Press,U.S., 1997

Synopsis

A collection of 414 short biographies of prominent American musicians born between 1860 and 1900, originally published between 1918 and 1926 in the widely read magazine, Musical America . Articles detail training and careers of composers, teachers, scholars, and performers active at a time when Amer

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Review:

Fallen Leaf Press has created a sturdy, attractive book, which will be a welcome source for historians of music and Americana as well as for those preparing program notes for concerts and recordings. The index itself constitutes a rich source of information and makes the work worthy of consultation for a wide range of historical topics. Because the original publication is likely to be difficult to obtain, this reproduction is welcome. The production format also lends itself to bedtime reading for avid connisseurs of early twentieth-century American music.--American Reference Books Annual

Synopsis:

Between 1918 and 1926, the widely read music magazine, Musical America, published 414 short biographies of prominent American musicians born between ca. 1860 and 1900. This biographical dictionary collects those articles into a convenient and richly detailed source of information on the composers, teachers, scholars, and performers who were active at the time American music was coming of age.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fallen Leaf Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0914913131
• ISBN 13: 9780914913139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 404