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Balthazar, Scott L.
Foster, Robert E.
Schwandt, Christoph
Shchedrin, Rodion
Historical Dictionary
of Opera
Wind Bands of the World
Georges Bizet:
A Biography
Rodion Shchedrin:
Autobiographical Memories
Scarecrow Press, Inc. (Lanham, MD, 2013)
Opera has been around ever since the late
16th century, and it is still going strong
in the sense that operas are performed
around the world at present, and known by
infinitely more persons than just those who
attend performances. On the other hand, it
has enjoyed periods in the past when more
operas were produced to greater acclaim.
Those periods inevitably have pride of place
in this Historical Dictionary of Opera, as do
exceptional singers, and others who combine
to fashion the opera, whether or not they
appear on stage. But this volume looks even
further afield, considering the cities which
were and still are opera centers, literary
works which were turned into librettos, and
types of pieces and genres. While some of
the former can be found on the web or in
other sources, most of the latter cannot and
it is impossible to have the whole picture
without them. Hardcover, 562 p.
10401213 Hardcover Book . . 125.00
Chronicle of a
Cherished Tradition
New
Meredith Music Publications
(Galesville, MD, 2013)
A comprehensive history describing the
development of instruments, musicians,
composers, conductors and the music itself.
Virtually every aspect of the growth of
bands has been traced, leading to today's
outstanding ensembles. First printing.
Paperback, 224 p.
10378451 Paperback Book . . . . 24.95
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Scarecrow Press, Inc.
(Lanham, MD, 2013)
In almost all available English-language
biographies, serious errors abound, often
informed by romantic misconceptions
surrounding the life of this remarkable
musician. First published in 1991, Christoph
Schwandt's Georges Bizet: A Biography
is now widely recognized as the definitive
work on this misunderstood composer's
life. Drawing on significant recent research
gathered for the revised and augmented 2011
German edition - now translated into English
by Cynthia Klohr - Schwandt rewrites and
restores the historical record concerning
Bizet's achievements and contributions to
the world of music. Hardcover, 148 p.
10376149 Hardcover Book . . . 65.00
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Schott Music (Mainz, Germany, 2013)
Rodion Shchedrin is internationally
recognized as the pre-eminent contemporary
composer of the Russian modern school.
His autobiography looks back over an
eventful life and provides a variety of
stimulating insights behind the facade of the
international music scene. Along the way
Shchedrin elaborates highly personal views
on the political situation and many other
aspects of life in the former Soviet Union,
turning an unsparing eye on the machinery
of ideological repression exerted on artists
as they struggled to interpret and conform
to the constantly mutating diktats of the
regime. A wealth of anecdotes and humorous
observations offer the reader glimpses of
the author's essentially sanguine and lifeenhancing disposition. Paperback, 286 p.
10373745 Paperback Book . . . . 17.99
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