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Still (1895-1978), 'dean of Afro American composers' and the first African American to conduct a major orchestra in the US, created a distinctive American style in his music by studying the... — Choice More…

Ned Rorem is surely among the most significant writers of music and prose of this age. His work is well served by this welcome addition to Greenwood Press's Bio-Bibliographies in Music' series.... — Choice More…

Recommended for large music collections that emphasize ethnic or black studies — Choice More…

This book's principal aim is to link American library texts with their published musical settings.' It covers more than 2,400 works by 99 19th- and 20th-century poets, including Jones Very,... — Choice More…

Griffel's fascinating dictionary's 3,500 entries give details of the composers, librettos, date of first performance, plot, reviews, writings about opera, location of manuscript scores and librettos,... — Choice More…

Players of wind instruments have traditionally been shortchanged in their repertoire....This volume aims to fill that gap, and it does it admirably. No music library or professional wind player... — American Reference Books More…

These volumes should arouse interest in the publication of comprehensive biographies for these and other American composers. They belong in every music library and on the shelves of anyone interested... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

Compiled from numerous sources, including personal contacts, Dominique-Rene de Lerma's monumental Bibliography of Black Music, John Gray's Blacks in Classical Music, and Eileen Southern's classic... — Choice More…