Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary: A Bibliographical Dictionary 2nd Edition
Author(s): Miguel Ficher (Editor), Martha Furman Schleifer (Editor), John M. Furman (Editor)
Publisher: Scarecrow Press (UK)
Publication Date: 16 Oct. 2002
Edition: 2nd
Language: English
Print length: 672 pages
ISBN-10: 0810845172
ISBN-13: 9780810845176
Book Description
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 composers works. Sources for further study are noted within each entry. An index of composers by country rounds out this work.
Editorial Reviews
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Review of previous edition: …opens up the realm of usual discourse concerning classical and contemporary music to include those who are not Euroamerican.
Review of previous edition: One learns a lot by reading these entries…fills a gap in musicological studies and will be indispensable to music students and scholars in general.
Review of previous edition: …a useful reference source. As interest in Latin American history and culture continues to grow, it will be important to have this and other up-to-date reference sources.
Review of previous edition:
“…a useful reference source. As interest in Latin American history and culture continues to grow, it will be important to have this and other up-to-date reference sources.”
This dictionary will continue to be a valuable resource for basic information on composers associated with Latin America.
This is an important addition to the body of material that is available on Latin American composers and a valuable research tool for those interested in the classical music of Latin America.
About the Author
Martha Furman Schleifer taught at Temple University and was senior editor of the Hildegard Publishing Co. She coedited the first and second editions of Latin American Composers: A Biographical Dictionary along with Women Composers: Music Through the Ages (8 volumes) and Three Centuries of American Music (12 volumes). As author of many books and articles on women and American composers, she has contributed to The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers and The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
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