Browse: ABC-CLIO (publisher), General Education

YThe strength of this work is its broad coverage of several styles of popular music (including music hall, light opera, and musical theater). A time-saving reference source — Choice More…

Represents the most thought-provoking music criticism of recent years in this country — Library Journal More…

Not a critical or rigorously analytical discussion of the works, but rather, gracious and evocative description. A certain amount of technical material creeps in, but not enough, I would say,... — Library Journal More…

The final chapter on the new eclecticism' is a major statement on composers now active and producing works of importance....The bibliography is a comprehensive list of the existing literature... — Library Journal More…