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Conductors and composers of popular orchestral music : a biographical and discographical sourcebook / Reuben Musiker and Naomi Musiker ; foreword by David Ades.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Musiker, Reuben, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular music--Bio-bibliography.
- Popular music.
- Orchestral music--Bio-bibliography.
- Orchestral music.
- Popular music--Discography.
- Orchestral music--Discography.
- Composers--Biography.
- Composers.
- Conductors (Music)--Biography.
- Conductors (Music).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (361 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- World-wide in scope and focusing on the second half of the 20th century, this work provides biographies and discographies of some 500 composers and conductors of light and popular orchestral music, including film, show, theatre and mood music. The book is arranged in two sequences: 1) Biographies and select discographies, both arranged alphabetically, of the well-known and better-known conductors and composers. These entries also include a list of suggested reading for those wishing to further their studies; and 2) Select discographies of conductors about whom little or no bi
- Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Key to Record Symbols; Biographies and Discographies of Conductors and Composers; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Select Discography of Conductors Not Included in the Main Biographical Sequence; Select Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- First published in 1998 by Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.
- Includes discography, bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-91777-9
- 1-315-06163-5
- 1-135-91770-1
- 9781315061634
- OCLC:
- 878137905
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