Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface to the first edition Chapter 3 Preface to the second edition Chapter 4 Acknowledgments Chapter 5 Guidelines for Use Chapter 6 General Abbreviations Chapter 7 Sources Chapter 8 The Dictionary A-Z Chapter 9 Composers by Country Chapter 10 Additional Bibliography Chapter 11 About the Editors
Miguel Ficher is President of the Mary Louise Curtis branch of the Settlement Music School and a member of the Musical Fund Society, Philadelphia. Martha Furman Schleifer is Senior Editor of Hildegard Publishing Co. and a member of the music history faculty at Temple University, Pennsylvania. John M. Furman is a member of the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.
Review of previous edition: ...opens up the realm of usual
discourse concerning classical and contemporary music to include
those who are not Euroamerican.....
*Ethnomusicology*
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.
*American Reference Books Annual*
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.....
*Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association*
This dictionary will continue to be a valuable resource for basic
information on composers associated with Latin America.
*CHOICE*
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.
*CHOICE*
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."
*CHOICE*
Review of previous edition:
...opens up the realm of usual discourse concerning classical and
contemporary music to include those who are not Euroamerican.
*Ethnomusicology*
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.
*Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association*
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