The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians [Hardcover]

Nicolas Slonimsky (Author)

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Since its inception in 1900, Baker's has been the most enlightening and entertaining one-volume music dictionary available. In preparing this concise edition, Slonimsky slimmed down the seventh edition (1984) to about one-half its size, eliminating entries for music critics, theorists, librarians, church organists, and other secondary references. The remaining items have not been updated, though a memorial necrology through 1987 is included. Slonimsky's entries are generally shorter than those found in Grove's Dictionary , but his trademark droll wit and ironic observations more than compensate for the lack of detail. An essential purchase for libraries with small collections that do not already own the seventh edition.
- Larry Lipkis, Moravian Coll., Bethlehem, Pa.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2624 pages
• Publisher: Schirmer Books; 8th edition (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 002872416X
• ISBN-13: 978-0028724164
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.9 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Concise Baker's, February 27, 2000

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Bruce Lantry (Imperial, Nebraska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (Hardcover)

For those of us who can't afford the complete Baker'sBiographical Dictionary of Musicians, the Concise version is still agreat buy We have owned the 8th ed. for some years and use it very frequently. This dictionary has good clear information on not just the well known composers and performers, but many minor composers and performers as well. Like the complete ed., this dictionary includes jazz musicians. One of the best features of this book is that it not only has the biographical article, but has the composer's works divided up into the various types of composition, such as piano music, giving both titles and dates of compositon. A great reference tool, particularly for anyone wanting to find more pieces by a favorite composer, or a date for a piece already known. .