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Bakers Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
A biographical reference to musicologists, critics, publishers and impresarios as well as the world's foremost composers and performers
- GenresMusic
2115 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1900
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About the author
Theodore Baker
138 booksDr. Theodore Baker (born June 3, 1851 - Oct. 13, 1934) was an American music scholar and lexicographer.
He published Baker's Dictionary of Musical Terms (1895) and most notably, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (1900), which was revised after his death by Nicolas Slonimsky and then Laura Kuhn.
After receiving his doctorate at the University of Leipzig, Baker lived in Germany until 1890, returning to the United States the following year and becoming (1892) the literary editor and translator for the music publishing house of G. Schirmer, Inc.
He remained at Schirmer until his retirement in 1926, when he returned to Dresden, Germany.
He published Baker's Dictionary of Musical Terms (1895) and most notably, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (1900), which was revised after his death by Nicolas Slonimsky and then Laura Kuhn.
After receiving his doctorate at the University of Leipzig, Baker lived in Germany until 1890, returning to the United States the following year and becoming (1892) the literary editor and translator for the music publishing house of G. Schirmer, Inc.
He remained at Schirmer until his retirement in 1926, when he returned to Dresden, Germany.
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February 13, 2013
Two-thousand pages worth of paragraph-length biographical sketches of musicians and composers, written by one opinionated, crabby and hilarious Russian-born eccentric. A wonderful, truly nutty undertaking. Full of surprises.
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April 27, 2015Slonimsky, N. & Kuhn, L. (1992). Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians. Farmington: Cengage Gale.
Citation by: Amy Williams
Type of Reference: Bib-graphical Reference
Call Number: Ref 780.922
Content/Scope: A biographical reference on musicians. This book gives information on 20th century jazz and popular musicians. The best feature is its expansion into six volumes.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: There are more than fifty contributors to this book. The biographies can be anywhere from a few lines to several pages.
Arrangement/Presentation: The personalities covered in the book are indexed by nationality, genre, and time period in six volumes.
Relation to other works: This will fit into our reference collection because we are graded as a school on how we integrate the arts and humanities into the classroom. This is something students can look at to learn more about music from the past.
Accessibility/Diversity: This book can be read by elementary students, the six volumes contain different genres of music.
Cost: $595
Professional Review: Bollerman, J. A. (2001). Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians (Book Review) (Undetermined). Reference & User Services Quarterly, 41(2), 199-200.
Citation by: Amy Williams
Type of Reference: Bib-graphical Reference
Call Number: Ref 780.922
Content/Scope: A biographical reference on musicians. This book gives information on 20th century jazz and popular musicians. The best feature is its expansion into six volumes.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: There are more than fifty contributors to this book. The biographies can be anywhere from a few lines to several pages.
Arrangement/Presentation: The personalities covered in the book are indexed by nationality, genre, and time period in six volumes.
Relation to other works: This will fit into our reference collection because we are graded as a school on how we integrate the arts and humanities into the classroom. This is something students can look at to learn more about music from the past.
Accessibility/Diversity: This book can be read by elementary students, the six volumes contain different genres of music.
Cost: $595
Professional Review: Bollerman, J. A. (2001). Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians (Book Review) (Undetermined). Reference & User Services Quarterly, 41(2), 199-200.
March 1, 2011
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