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This is a welcome study of the various conjunctions of jazz and film noir. Butler both sees and hears well, and his cogent descriptions are convincing. He does not just round up the usual suspects... — Choice More…

Essential. Academic collections — Choice More…

The author departs radically from the many studies on Wagner's influence on both music and literature, with her focus on myth versus history in German drama....Amply documented, this refreshing... — 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…