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A provocative collection of essays....The editors have brought together a diverse collection of essays that, when read together, situate dance centrally within ideological discussions of what... — Dance Research Journal More…

a healthy third volume in a format harmonious with the last, starting with a terse essay on previous surveys. Method books, orchestral studies, and original and arranged solo and ensemble works... — American Reference Books More…

That Friedberg has the background to speak with authority is immediately apparent...packed with distilled wisdom — American Music Teacher More…

Don't leave...thinking this book will interest only the hardened dulcimer fans. It is too entertainingly written for that. As befits a professional journalist, the author traces the finer points... — fRoots More…

Handy has done a tremendous service...Handy's project could easily serve as a foundation and reference...on the subject — Cadence More…

The remarkable scope of this judicious collection ranges over the whole of music history...the book is recommended to church musicians as well as to students and teachers of church music history — Diapason More…

it is a concise, intelligent, contemporary equivalent, evincing the benefits of six decades of thought on the place of musical instruments in human life. It is also an antidote to flash but vapid... — Choice More…

an important resource for double bassists and others interested in the origin and evolution of the instrument. -- Jerry Fuller — The Strad More…