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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.

This reference guide to the life and work of the prolific British composer, Cyril Scott, includes a brief biography and detailed bibliography and discography sections.

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.

It includes a detailed catalogue of the composer's works and performances, including his film music, incidental music for the theatre, music for radio plays, and songs he composed under a pseudonym, as well as a bibliography, discography, and brief biographical sketch.

This is the first book on the French composer Jean Langlais to be published in English and also the first to provide complete information on all of his published works plus 86 unplubished compositions, and eleven orchestral works.

Professor Grim's bio-bibliography is the first publication in English to bring together the considerable amount of scholarship that has been devoted to Reger's life and work and to his role in the transition from late romanticism to modernism.

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.

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.

This book will be of interest to musicologists, students, and 20th century music buffs alike. Mathias was a prolific and versatile composer whose works included opera and music for orchestra, chamber groups, solo instruments, organ, brass ensembles, choral, church, and children's groups.

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.

This bibliography documents the prolific output of the Welsh composer Alun Hoddinott, artistic director of the Cardiff Festival of Twentieth- Century Music. 278 musical works are catalogued, along with derived pieces composed between 1946 and 1991. An introductory biography is included.

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;

This section is subdivided by genre--operas, ballets, instrumental music, vocal music, electronic music, music for the cinema, stage, and broadcast;

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.

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.

Violet Balestreri Archer is a leading force in contemporary music of North America. Her own music has been performed throughout the world and at international festivals and music congresses. This bio-bibliography is the first book-length study of Archer.

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.

Gian Carlo Menotti is a composer known chiefly for his popular operas, including Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Medium, and The Consul.

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.

Despite the immense popularity of his works for musical theater in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Andre Messager has, to a large extent, been neglected by contemporary musicologists and musicians outside France.

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.

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.