20th Century Music History

An annotated reference guide to Barber's life, works and achievements, it will prove valuable for anyone seeking information on him.

A model of the bibliographer's art by an eminent Bartók scholar.

Beginning with an introductory essay on his achievements, it continues with annotations on Bernstein's voluminous writings, performances, educational work, and major secondary sources.

This is a comprehensive guide to research on the American composer Elliott Carter (b. 1908), widely acknowledged as one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. It contains a chronology, complete list of works, detailed discography, and fully annotated bibliography of over 1,000 books, articles, interviews, video recordings, and Carter's own writings. This essential reference book covers the most significant works in English, French, German, and Italian, from the 1940s-when Carter's music first began to attract attention-to the 1990s.

Aaron Copland (1900-1990) is generally considered the most popular and well-known composer of American art music, and yet little scholarly attention has been paid to Copland since the 1950s. This volume begins with a portrait of the composer and an evaluation of significant research trends which is intended to fill a void and to suggest directions for further research. The guide also provides a section discussing Copland's interdisciplinary interests, such as ballet and film work, as well as a comprehensive bibliography of writings about Copland and his music.

This is a guide to the proliferation of texts about Frederick Delius and his music, covering the far-ranging influences this significant composer has had and still has on composers and scholars today.

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Paul Hindemith never accepted the complete engagement with social issues suggested in the writings of Brecht, but he developed many of his ideas regarding the place of an artist in the thirties and forties, his music eventually gaining official disapproval. His strong opinions about musical composition make him a particularly interesting subject and this research guide will provide a complete bibliography of works to guide the scholar and student.

This is a comprehensively annotated guide to all the significant literature on the American composer Charles Ives (1874-1954). It includes English and foreign-language books, monographs, articles, chapters, dissertations and masters' theses.

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This is a guide to research on the great composer, Maurice Ravel. It includes over 2000 annotated entries of the scholarly literature on Ravel, including catalogues, facsimilies of autographs, music editions, textual criticism, bibliographies, monographs, articles, and dissertations covering his life and music.

A beautifully-produced thematic catalog; see National Library of Finland description at http://www.nationallibrary.fi/infoe.html

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.