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it does not dramatize Shostakovich's problems with the bureaucracy but makes clear how those problems affected the composer's life and the creation of his music. . . . Recommended. Upper-division... — Choice More…

Mustazza's fourth book about Sinatra provides annotations to an amazing number of works....Many of the annotations do an admirable job of capturing the essence of the original work....This readable... — Choice More…

A scholarly work with a vast amount of detailed information and extensive cross-referencing — Choice More…

This excellent and beautifully produced publication will immediately interest those working in music history and women's studies. It is an exemplary study of significant composers born between... — Choice More…

Gorell is here at her literary finest in detailing Viennese life and personal relationships among composers vital to the development of modern music. Her thoroughly researched and vividly portrayed... — Choice More…

A useful addition to popular music and culture collections at academic and public libraries — Choice More…

This anthology, produced by the Center for Black Music (CBM), Columbia College, Chicago, shows how the distinctive role of African American music can make a decisive contribution to shaping... — Choice More…

A comprehensive and technically accurate lexicon alphabetized using standardized transliteration....Broad enough to be useful to both the expert and the nonspecialist. This work is a valuable... — American Reference Books More…