Latin American Classical Composers
A Biographical Dictionary
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2002
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2nd edition
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
9780810845176 (ISBN)
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
9780810845176 (ISBN)
Contains biographical data on hundreds of composers from Latin America: dates of birth and death, information on their background and training, a selective listing of their works, and sources for further study, with an index of composers by country.
Building on the strengths of the first edition, the second edition of Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary presents expanded and updated coverage of its topic with an aim to be comprehensive. The authors have conducted exhaustive research to fill in gaps and correct minor errors in the first edition, adding young composers and documenting deaths since 1996, when the first edition appeared. Hundreds of composers are represented in this volume, which presents biographical data, including dates of birth and death, personal information about composers' background and training, and a selective listing of each composer's works. Sources for further study are noted within each entry. An index of composers by country rounds out this work.
Building on the strengths of the first edition, the second edition of Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary presents expanded and updated coverage of its topic with an aim to be comprehensive. The authors have conducted exhaustive research to fill in gaps and correct minor errors in the first edition, adding young composers and documenting deaths since 1996, when the first edition appeared. Hundreds of composers are represented in this volume, which presents biographical data, including dates of birth and death, personal information about composers' background and training, and a selective listing of each composer's works. Sources for further study are noted within each entry. An index of composers by country rounds out this work.
Miguel Ficher is President of the Mary Louise Curtis branch of the Settlement Music School and a member of the Musical Fund Society, Philadelphia. Martha Furman Schleifer is Senior Editor of Hildegard Publishing Co. and a member of the music history faculty at Temple University, Pennsylvania. John M. Furman is a member of the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.
Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Preface to the first edition
Chapter 3 Preface to the second edition
Chapter 4 Acknowledgments
Chapter 5 Guidelines for Use
Chapter 6 General Abbreviations
Chapter 7 Sources
Chapter 8 The Dictionary A-Z
Chapter 9 Composers by Country
Chapter 10 Additional Bibliography
Chapter 11 About the Editors
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.12.2002 |
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| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 149 x 222 mm |
| Gewicht | 903 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik |
| ISBN-13 | 9780810845176 / 9780810845176 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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