Browse: Scarecrow Press (publisher), Classical Composers

I would certainly include the book in a recommended reading list — Musical Times More…

Hischak credits Kern in the preface with creating "the sound of the American musical," which is the case he attempts to make with this sorely overdue reference work. In prose that is not overly... — Choice More…

Melodie enthusiasts . . . will find the volume beneficial in their study of the songs of Poulenc. The IPA transcriptions are a convenient reference, and it is admirable that the authors recognize... — Journal of Singing More…

most musicians, especially Prokofiev enthusiasts and pianists, will revel in the publication of this book....amazingly concise and easy to read — American Music Teacher More…

Recommended for general and research libraries — Choice More…

full of interesting anecdotes not to be found elsewhere — The Times More…

Jewel Taylor Thompson and the Scarecrow Press deserve high praise for this excellent book on the first major figure in neo-African art music...it will inspire scholars to research and produce... — Research in African Literatures More…

There is praise and celebration...The general reader will almost certainly find...interest in the editor's notes and introductory material — Fontes Artis Musicae More…