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Classical Singers of the Opera and Recital Stages A Bibliography of Biographical Materials
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Robert H. Cowden
Book Code: GR9332
ISBN: 0-313-29332-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29332-0
528 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/1994
List Price: $133.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Music Reference Collection
Series Number: 42
Reviews:
  • The introduction of this book should be read to exploit fully its usefulness. This volume will be most useful in research and academic collections.
    —Choice
  • Robert H Cowden has compiled a hefty amount of material in this impressive and expanded version of his earlier reference book....Music libraries and those large public libraries which serve a population interested in opers and/or recital artists will probably want to purchase this book. The work is most appropriate for libraries which eighter do not own Cowden's 1985 work or those who wish to replace it with the updated and enlarged version.
    —
    Catholic Library World
  • ...a superb reference tool. Highly recommended for academic libraries and any collections serving music scholars and aficionados of serious vocal music.
    —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
Description: Have you ever tried to find information on your favorite classical singer, past or present? If you have, you know the frustrations involved. Now, for the first time under one cover is a comprehensive listing of all known published and unpublished material of a biographical nature about classical singers of the opera and recital stages. No current reference work or periodical includes more than a fraction of the material found here. This book will save the reader countless frustrating hours tracking down sources by indicating exactly where to look. For anyone with a serious interest in classical singers, this new publication is a "MUST." Quite simply put, there is nothing comparable available. If you own any or all of the current basic references on opera and singing, this represents a worthy and indispensable companion to each of them. Classical Singers of the Opera and Recital Stages is a comprehensive listing of biographical materials about 1,532 famous and not-so-famous vocalists. Materials from 30 languages and language variants are annotated including cross-references to 24 major dictionaries, encyclopedias, and reference works as well as 12 important periodicals. In addition to this body of information, 157 collective titles and 283 related books are also cross-referenced. It even includes references to works such as the American National Biography which is currently "in publication." All of this material is organized into five easy-to-use coded categories, and the codes remain standard throughout the work. A special feature is a complete index to all vocalists accorded an entry in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992). Some 323 classical vocal artists, who do not appear in Grove-Opera, are included here. Cowden's monumental reference lists thousands of sources for obscure artists as well as for the legendary ones from the 17th century to 1993. Each reader will find sources of information previously unknown thus saving countless hours tracking down biographical information about a particular artist. An indispensable supplement to even the most recent published reference works in the field of the vocal arts, Classical Singers of the Opera and Recital Stages should remain a standard work for years to come.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Bibliographical Abbreviations
  • Collective Titles: Books on Singers
  • Collective Titles: Related Books
  • Individual Singers, A-Z
  • Appendix I: Additional Artists
  • Appendix II: Grove-Opera Index
  • Index of Authors, Compilers, and Editors
LC Card Number: 94-6329
LCC Class: ML128
Dewey Class: 016.7821
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