Scarecrow Press

The information presented is extremely useful, clearly and consistently presented. It is easy to read, concise, and serves the purpose of providing a thumbnail sketch of each work...This publication... — Choral Journal More…

They [the authors] offer valuable material based on interviews with Pachmann's friends and family, creating a rounded, vivid portrait — International Piano More…

Dryden chronicles the composer's vain attempts to recapture the attention of his publisher, Emil Hertzka of Universal Edition, as well as his unsavory attempts to curry favor with Mussolini.... — Opera News More…

Suchoff's survey is valuable precisely because it is so compact. Placing summaries of the various ethnic musics Bartok studied in one place allows the reader to see how much Bartok's criteria... — Ethnomusicology (Journal) More…

Thomas Quigley's Brahms bibliography, which details almost 3,200 books and articles with copious cross-reference and mostly helpful annotation, is clearly the result of monumental effort, and... — Musical Times More…

Michael D. Searby's new book focuses on a single decade from Ligeti's sixty-year career as a composer, years during which his style underwent a major change, reembracing certain traditional... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

Collester writes with order, sequence, and timely explanations of terms, social conditions, and even architecture, bringing Ganz's world to life — Clavier More…

This finely researched book is indeed essential reading for Beethoven scholars and amateurs aficionados alike. For readers more inclined to curl up with a good mystery, Walden's book provides... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…