This 6-volume set provides more than 15,000 biographies of musicians in all musical genres, spanning the medieval ages to the present. Entries are written by a distinguished group of area specialists as well as the original articles of Nicolas Slonimsky. This work continues the Baker's 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 Biographical Dictionary Of Muscians 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 wide-ranging 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.
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