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YMates has achieved ... a fresh and animated picture that conveys very nicely the flavor of eighteenth-century theatrical and musical life in the colonies and the young states — The New York Times More…

The growing pains the American art music community suffered during the search for a national musical identity, argues Levy, were largely the result of conflict between musicians of traditional... — Library Journal More…

This extremely pertinent work will make a valuable addition to the musical and sociological collections of public and academic libraries — Library Journal More…

An exhaustive survey of all Busoni's piano works, published and unpublished.... Each listing includes publication information and descriptive commentary, often with an analysis and musical examples.... — Choice More…

Carefully researched, the book provides full thematic listings and descriptions [and] is profusely illustrated with photographs and musical examples. An interesting and significant book for... — Choice More…

This delightful collection of essays is one of a pair of books that grew out of a 1978 symposium on African and Afro-American music sponsored by the Center for Ethnic Music at Howard University.... — Choice More…