The Penguin Dictionary of Musical Performers
Auteur: Arthur Jacobs
Nombre de pages: 250 pages
ISBN: 0670807559, 9780670807550
Edition: Viking
Date de publication: Viking
Description: Covering performers from the late 16th century on, this dictionary contains over 25,000 entries for singers, instrumentalists, conductors, significant orchestras, and string quartets. An index to composers whose works are associated with a specific performer is included, as well as notes regarding first performances. As one might expect, there is a degree of overlap with other standard sources, e.g., 29 of 50 randomly chosen individuals also appeared in "Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians" (LJ 4/15/85).