Musical Memorials for Musicians
A Guide to Selected Compositions
Series: MLA Index and Bibliography Series #29
Co-published with: Music Library Association

R. Michael Fling

List Price: $58.95 ISBN: 0-8108-4013-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-4013-3 Pub Date: 2001 376 pages Binding: Cloth Availability: In Stock   European customers click here

SUBJECTS
Music » Music (General)

REVIEWS
"Ultimately this book has many uses that go beyond its morbid and curious content, and it is indeed good reading...the comprehensive composer index is a convenient reference source...the range of musical genres represented in this volume is refreshing...The tree of information to which this book gives root is all the more remarkable simply because someone has taken available information and rearranged it and therefore recontextualized it, giving simple facts a new and broader meaning." — NOTES

DESCRIPTION
Throughout recorded history the deaths of noble and heroic persons have inspired poets and musicians to create songs of lamentation. This unique bibliography simplifies access to approximately 2,150 such musical works composed between the late fourteenth century and the year 2000 to memorialize musicians. Arranged alphabetically by the name of the dedicatee, a typical entry includes the name, dates, and professional details of the musician being memorialized; name and dates of the composer; title, subtitle, and quote of the memorial dedication of the musical work; publication data; and additional descriptive notes when warranted to clarify the context of the work's creation. The bibliography is indexed by composer names as well as by birth and death dates of the dedicatees. A useful and unique resource for librarians, teachers, and musicians planning concerts, conferences, or exhibitions honoring musicians.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
R. Michael Fling is Head of Collection Development, Indiana University Music Library.

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