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The list of works and performances includes Rorem's plays and books, works in preparation, and his musical compositions. The first provides an alphabetical listing of Rorem's compositions, including individual songs in cycles, distinctive subtitles, working titles, and titles of unpublished works.
This bio-bibliography is devoted to Ulysses Kay, the prolific American composer, who has produced more than 135 compositions. The volume includes his biography, a chronological listing of his work, a discography to Spring 1994, and an annotated bibliography.
Exploring the personal and cultural experiences that have shaped the creative output of the Australian composer Larry Sitsky, this study explores his many influences and includes bibliographic references to all his work.
Allen Sapp's multifaceted career as a gifted composer, influential teacher, and innovative administrator is presented in this first book-length study of his life and works.
The first full-length volume on the life work of one of the most well-known and prolific masters of our time, William Thomas McKinley: A Bio-Bibliography provides both musicologists and performers with a guide toward further exploration of the composer and his music.
William Howard Schuman, as a composer and writer of music theory and music education, was a recipient of numerous prestigious awards like the Pultizer Prize. This reference provides a biography and catalogue and guide to William Schuman's writings and compositions.
A guide to the compositions, recordings, film scores, books and articles of Japan's leading 20th century composer.
Lukas Foss's career encompasses the worlds of composition, conducting, performing, teaching, and the organization of major music festivals. discographical citations to compositions by Foss as well as to works conducted and performed by him;
Presents the life and works of the American composer, Robert Russell Bennett, whose prolific career as composer and arranger spanned much of the 20th century. The author provides a lengthy biographical profile, followed by a complete list of works and selected performances.
A study of Australian-born composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks, who made her reputation in the USA in the 1940s and 1950s. Documents her music, performances and critical writings, as well as the work of previous biographers, bibliographers and interviewers.
Radie Britain: A Bio-Bibliography is a concise biography which summarizes the major events in the prolific American composer's life, and describes the conditions under which her singular talent emerged.
Richard Rodney Bennett is one of Britain's most distinguished, versatile, and prolific twentieth century composers. This first book-length study of Richard Rodney Bennett to be published provides unique information about an important twentieth century composer.
The annotated entries cover a wide range of valuable information on 19th-century American music, American studies, church music, music education, teacher training programs, music publishing, and instrument manufacturing.
Elinor Remick Warren's distinguished career as a composer, concert pianist, and accompanist for renowned singers spanned seventy-five years of American musical history. A biographical sketch is supplemented by a long interview conducted by the author with Warren four years before the composer's death in 1991.
It then presents a complete list of works and performances, classified by genre and arranged alphabetically by title of composition. Each entry contains a list of premiere performances, with references to commentaries from performance reviews cited in the bibliography. Annotations are often in the form of quotations from performance reviews.
It provides fully annotated catalogues of his compositions, performances and reviews of his works, and his achievements as a teacher, writer, and lecturer. The volume begins with a biographical survey of the life and works of Anthony Milner.
Many of his compositions are for piano, yet he also composed orchestral and symphony works, three operas, choral and liturgical works, some chamber works, and numerous songs.
Francis Poulenc: A Bio-Bibliography is a thorough presentation of the works of this often performed and critically appreciated 20th-century composer.
As a writer, Hill served as a Boston music critic, authored many journal articles on contemporary music, and wrote the first systematic English-language study of French musical thought from Chabrier to Les Six.
Randall Thompson: A Bio-Bibliography is the first comprehensive study of Thompson's oeuvre since his death. The volume is organized into five parts, beginning with a substantial biography written by David Francis Urrows, Thompson's final student and amanuensis.
Appropriately, this work written on the year of the 100th birthday of Frank Martin, is the first English language resource dealing with work by and about the Swiss composer.
This comprehensive work reflects the renewed interest and recognition of Charles Ives's music, and it gathers into one volume previously scattered and hard-to-find material by and about the composer.
Documenting and organizing American composer Roy Harris's complex oeuvre is the essential concern of this book, and the catalogue of works and performances provides information on instrumentation, premieres, publication and special aspects of each composition.
Esther Williamson Ballou was greatly admired by all who encountered her remarkable versatility as a musician and teacher. Although her music has continued to be performed over the years since her death in 1973, this volume is the first book-length study of her life and contributions to the musical world.
?Compilations like this one, which both list compositions and summarize secondary literature, are much needed, since the volume of writings about composers have become so large it is difficult to keep pace with.... Meckna lists 288 citations alphabetically by author in one chapter, with one- or two-sentence annotations in most cases. Hundreds of other citations are found in the Works and Performances' chapter, clustered with the pieces they discuss. The list of compositions include instrumentation, duration, publication, and premiere information. Thomson's own writing, as a scholar and critic, is given a full bibliographic inventory. There is a discography of all commercial recordings, whether or not currently in print. Compositions are listed by date and by title, and there is a general index. A thorough and impressive study of a significant American artist, recommended for all academic libraries.?-Choice
A brief biography of Carole King, which includes a critical analysis of her music, precedes an extensive discography of 1,275 recording entries and bibliography sections. Popular music scholars, along with Carole King fans, will appreciate this detailed source of available research materials on Carole King.
Irwin Bazelon, one of the most original figures in American music in the second half of the 20th century, devoted his life to the art of composition.
George Whitefield Chadwick was one of the most prolific composers that the United States ever produced. He composed in nearly every genre, including opera/stage works (seven), orchestral music (17 major works), songs (over 100), and dozens of choral and chamber works.
A bibliography of Krenek's writings covers both manuscripts and published writings, while a bibliography of writings about the composer traces his career. This clear, comprehensive reference guide in four major sections details Ernst Krenek's prolific work as both composer and author.
He had composed a remarkable body of work and was also at the height of his career as a concert pianist at his untimely death while a passenger on a torpedoed British ship. The biographical study, the first in English, draws on primary sources in English, Spanish, French, Catalan, and other languages.
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