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Musicians & Composers of the 20th Century

MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY 5V

World Biography

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The five volumes of Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century examine individuals from all over the world who gained significance as composers, performers, instrumentalists, vocalists, and teachers. These are the people who have shaped the history of a number of musical genres, including blues, classical, country, gospel, jazz, Latin, musical theater, opera, punk, rap, reggae, rock, and many more.
Each individual is musically classified in one or more categories, including Arrangers (Burt Bacharach, Marvin Hamlisch), Bandleaders (Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller), Classical Composers (Aaron Copland, Sergei Rachmaninoff), Film Composers (Danny Elfman, John Williams), Hip-Hop Musicians (LL Cool J, Tupac Shakur), Jazz Musicians (Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie), Opera Composers (Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss), Record Producers (Quincy Jones, Phil Spector), Rock Musicians (Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix), Swing Musicians (Count Basie, Bill Haley), and World Musicians (Bobby McFerrin, Tito Puente).

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While this 5-volume set covers the lives of more than 600 significant twentieth-century musicians, its emphasis on their music, rather than just their biographies, allows readers an opportunity to explore historical patterns and discern relationships among disparate musical traditions. Noted artists include composers, performers, instrumentalists, vocalists and teachers from a variety of genres - classical, jazz, opera, blues, folk and rock, among others. Essays in this alphabetically arranged resource range from three to five pages; each opens with standard ready-reference material that affords easy access to biographical information. After each artist is identified by nationality and musical identity, a brief italicized paragraph summarizes the person's significance; the heart of each essay is the section entitled 'The Music,' analytical commentary on the musician's body of work as well as individual pieces, performances and recordings. The see-also lists that conclude each essay offer cross-references to related musicians in the set. A pronunciation key and a complete list of contents open each volume. Students and musicians interested in further inquiry will find the resources in the final volume useful: a general bibliography, a glossary of key terms, a chronological list of musicians, a list of electronic resources and an array of indexes: category (which classifies musicians into more than ninety genres), geographical (listing the fifty countries and regions included in the set), personages and groups and works. The language will be accessible to most high school students. More than 400 black and white photographs are scattered throughout the set, which can serve as a springboard for students seeking to learn more about music and musicians. Recommended for high school and public libraries. --Doug's Student Reference Room, July 2009

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Publisher&#x0027;s Note.
Editor&#x0027;s Introduction.
Contributors.
Key to Pronunciation.
Complete List of Contents.
1: Will Ackerman.
2: Roy Acuff.
3: John Adams.
4: Cannonball Adderley.
5: Toshiko Akiyoshi.
6: Herb Alpert.
7: Trey Anastasio.
8: Laurie Anderson.
9: Leroy Anderson.
10: Marian Anderson.
11: Dame Julie Andrews.
12: Martha Argerich.
13: Harold Arlen.
14: Louis Armstrong.
15: Eddy Arnold.
16: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
17: Chet Atkins.
18: Hoyt Axton.
19: Charles Aznavour.
20: Milton Babbitt.
21: Babyface.
22: Burt Bacharach.
23: Erykah Badu.
24: Joan Baez.
25: Samuel Barber.
26: Daniel Barenboim.
27: Ray Barretto.
28: B&#x00E9;la Bart&#x00F3;k.
29: Count Basie.
30: Amy Beach.
31: Sidney Bechet.
32: Beck.
33: Jeff Beck.
34: Sir Thomas Beecham.
35: Bix Beiderbecke.
36: Harry Belafonte.
37: Tony Bennett.
38: Alban Berg.
39: Alan Bergman.
40: Luciano Berio.
41: Irving Berlin.
42: Elmer Bernstein.
43: Leonard Bernstein.
44: Chuck Berry.
45: Jussi Bj&#x00F6;rling.
46: Otis Blackwell.
47: Rub&#x00E9;n Blades.
48: Eubie Blake.
49: Art Blakey.
50: Mary J. Blige.
51: Kurtis Blow.
52: Bono.
53: Nadia Boulanger.
54: Pierre Boulez.
55: David Bowie.
56: Jacques Brel.
57: Benjamin Britten.
58: Garth Brooks.
59: Clifford Brown.
60: James Brown.
61: Roy Brown.
62: Jackson Browne.
63: Dave Brubeck.
64: Jimmy Buffett.
65: Johnny Burke.
66: Solomon Burke.
67: Gary Burton.
68: Adolf Busch.
69: Ferruccio Busoni.
70: Paul Butterfield.
71: David Byrne.
72: John Cage.
73: Sammy Cahn.
74: Maria Callas.
75: Glen Campbell.
76: Mariah Carey.
77: Wendy Carlos.
78: Karen Carpenter.
79: Benny Carter.
80: Elliott Carter.
81: Maybelle Carter.
82: Enrico Caruso.
83: Henri Casadesus.
84: Pablo Casals.
85: Johnny Cash.
86: Ray Charles.
87: Carlos Ch&#x00E1;vez.
88: Maurice Chevalier.
89: Charlie Christian.
90: Chuck D.
91: Kyung-Wha Chung.
92: Eric Clapton.
93: James Cleveland.
94: Van Cliburn.
95: Jimmy Cliff.
96: Patsy Cline.
97: Kurt Cobain.
98: George M. Cohan.
99: Leonard Cohen.
100: Nat King Cole.
101: Cy Coleman.
102: Ornette Coleman.
103: Judy Collins.
104: Phil Collins.
105: Willie Col&#x00F3;n.
106: John Coltrane.
107: Sean Combs.
108: Harry Connick, Jr..
109: Sam Cooke.
110: Aaron Copland.
111: Chick Corea.
112: Elvis Costello.
113: James Cotton.
114: Sir No&#x00EB;l Coward.
115: Henry Cowell.
116: Bing Crosby.
117: David Crosby.
118: Andra&#x00E9; Crouch.
119: George Crumb.
120: Celia Cruz.
121: Xavier Cugat.
122: D. M. C..
123: Roger Daltrey.
124: Hal David.
125: Ray Davies.
126: Miles Davis.
127: Sammy Davis, Jr..
128: Claude Debussy.
129: Sandy Denny.
130: John Denver.

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