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Instrumental Virtuosi A Bibliography of Biographical Materials

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Robert H. Cowden

Book Code: CDU/

ISBN: 0-313-26075-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-26075-9

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366 pages, apps

Greenwood Press

Publication: 4/24/1989

List Price: $101.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)

Availability: Out of stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

Series Title: Music Reference Collection

Series Number: 18

Reviews:

This bibliography joins Cowden's two companion bibliographies on singers and conductors in concerts and opera to create an impressive and valuable source for researchers in music. This final volume in the trilogy focuses on notable instrumentalists in the classical and popular traditions. . . . A wide spectrum of music is covered. . . . This extended coverage adds greatly to the book's reference value. Several essential indexes round out this reference work . . .
—American Reference Books Annual
With this volume Cowden has completed his project of three bibliographies about performers. His previous books, also published by Greenwood, are Concert and Opera Singers and Concert and Opera Conductors. The current work on instrumentalists is divided into several parts. The main section is an alphabetized list of individual artists with their birth and death dates and related bibliographic citations. There is also an index and four appendixes that provide handy cross-references to all sections, and there are two lists of books about performers. Cowden's selected virtuosi include players of the basic woodwinds and brasses, strings, organ, percussion, piano, and less common instruments such as harmonica and Jew's harp. The title, however, does not indicate the full scope of the contents, and some potential users may be surprised to discover that pop and jazz musicians constitute a hefty portion of the instrumentalists . . . a useful addition to almost any library.
—Choice
With Instrumental Virtuosi, Robert Cowden has completed his comprehensive three volume bibliography of musical performers. A compilation of resources drawn from dictionaries, encyclopedias, periodicals, and published materials by and about individual musicians, it is unequalled by any other work in scope and coverage. . . . In addition to biographical data, the entries list references to sources cited earlier in the volume, autobiographies and biographies, publications by the performers, related works, and compilations of memorabilia, scores, and reviews. Cross-referencing, an author index, and indexing to other musical references are supplied. With its two companion volumes--Concert and Opera Singers and Concert and Opera Conductors--Instrumental Virtuosi is likely to become the standard reference in its field. An appropriate acquisition for any music library or music reference shelf.
—The Violexchange

Description: With Instrumental Virtuosi, Robert Cowden has completed his comprehensive three volume bibliography of musical performers. A compilation of resources drawn from dictionaries, encyclopedias, periodicals, and published materials by and about individual musicians, it is unequalled by any other work in scope and coverage. In addition to classical instrumentalists, artists in the pop and commercial tradition--such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Stephane Grappelli--are included. The first two sections of the book list some 300 works on various types of virtuosi, including brass players, keyboard artists, and string and woodwind players. These publications have been personally examined and annotated by Cowden. The final section contains alphabetical entries for more than 1,200 artists. In addition to biographical data, the entries list references to sources cited earlier in the volume, autobiographies and biographies, publications by the performers, related works, and compilations of memorabilia, scores, and reviews. Cross-referencing, an author index, and indexing to other musical references are supplied. With its two companion volumes--Concert and Opera Singers and Concert and Opera Conductors--Instrumental Virtuosi is likely to become the standard reference in its field. An appropriate acquisition for any music library or music reference shelf.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Bibliographical Abbreviations
Collective Works--Books on Virtuosi
Collective Works--Related Books
Individual Virtuosi, A-Z
Appendix I: Reference Material
Appendix II: Index to Instrumentalists in Baker-7
Appendix III: Index to Instrumentalists in Grove-AM
Appendix IV: Index to Virtuosi by Instrument
Index of Authors, Editors, and Compilers

LC Card Number: 88-34816

LCC Class: ML128

Dewey Class: 016.78


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