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A comprehensive portrayal of the life and work of composer Vivian Fine (1913-2000).

Table of Contents

Preface Biography Bibliography Works and Performances Fine at the Piano Discography Chronology of Life Events Appendix 1: Locating Fine's Music and Scores Appendix 2: Publishers and Recording Companies Appendix 3: Vivian Fine's Lifetime Creative Periods Appendix 4: Analysis of Fine's Creative Productivity Appendix 5: Fine's Music and Composition Education Appendix 6: Works Listed Alphabetically Appendix 7: Works Listed by JC Number Appendix 8: Works Listed by Genre Appendix 9: Fine's Use of Poetry in Music Appendix 10: Iconography for Fine's After the Tradition Appendix 11: Guide to Authors Index

About the Author

JUDITH CODY is an independent writer, researcher, poet and composer who has won national awards for both writing and musical composition. Also a pianist and classical guitarist, her Women's Year Poem has been placed in the Smithsonian Insitution's permanent collection.

Reviews

?Cody successfully captures Fine's position as the matriarch of American modern music. Highly recommended without reservation for all collections.?-Choice

?This is another strong pillar for the world's music reference libraries and the shelves of serious enthusiasts. It will have a strong appeal to dedicated students of US music of the twentieth century as well as those who specialise in the cruel pilgrimage female composers have had to make.... The book will open the way to Fine scholars the world over as well as shedding illumination for enthusiasts of Fine's music.?-MusicWeb

"Cody successfully captures Fine's position as the matriarch of American modern music. Highly recommended without reservation for all collections."-Choice

"This is another strong pillar for the world's music reference libraries and the shelves of serious enthusiasts. It will have a strong appeal to dedicated students of US music of the twentieth century as well as those who specialise in the cruel pilgrimage female composers have had to make.... The book will open the way to Fine scholars the world over as well as shedding illumination for enthusiasts of Fine's music."-MusicWeb