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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

  • Centennial Edition

    Edition 9
  • Published by Schirmer Reference

This 6-volume set of Baker's covers all musical genres, with entries written by a distinguished group of area specialists as well as the original articles of Nicolas Slonimsky. More than 15,000 biographies span the medieval ages to the present. This work continues the tradition of offering the most comprehensive and authoritative information on the musicians, along with interesting and insightful evaluations of their contributions to the musical world.

Baker's remains the most affordable, comprehensive and readable of all music reference works, providing everyone from the student to scholar a one-stop resource for all their music biographical needs.

Some of the artists featured include:

  • Louis Armstrong
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • The Beatles
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • James Brown
  • John Cage
  • Maria Callas
  • Johnny Cash
  • Miles Davis
  • Claude Debussy
  • Marvin Gaye
  • Philip Glass
  • George Frideric Handel
  • Charlie Parker
  • Luciano Pavarotti
  • Arturo Toscanini
  • Tom Waits
  • And many more

Review:

"This work remains one of the core resources for music reference collections."
-- ARBA

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  • Published/Released: December 2000
  • ISBN 13: 9780028655253
  • ISBN 10: 0028655257
  • DDC: 920
  • Product number: 171684
  • Page count: 4,220 pp.
  • Number of vols. in set: 6
  • Shipping Weight: 36.00 lbs (16.33 kgs)

Price: US $907.00

 

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