Browse: ABC-CLIO (publisher), Classical Composers

Haper's book, very much in the tradition of this series and a welcome addition to it, is highly recommended for all academic and public libraries with large music collections, and would be an... — Choice More…

[H]yland brings the scholar's approach. His documentation is superb, and he probes and assesses his sources, attempting to determine what actually happened: for example, the conflicting accounts... — Choice More…

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

Feldman (1926-87) is an indisputably important composer in a radical American empirical tradition extending back through Edgard Varese and Charles Ives... The heart of this collection consists... — Choice More…

The first third of this book provides an overview of the cultural struggles of the Finns to become a nation linguistically and politically separate from the domination of the Russians and the... — Choice More…

Poulenc's music is widely performed and extremely popular, and Keck's biobibliography, the first of its kind, should therefore be enthusiastically welcomed. Although the annotated bibliography... — Choice More…