Klarinet Archive - Posting 000571.txt from 1997/05

From: Benjamin Maas <bm004e@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Baker/Slonimski biography book question
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 10:45:28 -0400

On Wed, 21 May 1997, Adam Calabrese wrote:

>
> Lexicon of Musical Invective, by Slonimsky, Nicolas
> Published by University of Washington Press (0295785799,19)
> Subject: Music-Classical Biographies
> $10.95 (used, trade paper)
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>

I have a copy of this book that I purchased for a class in musical
criticism and it has provided many hours of fun reading. It is a book of
criticisms of major compsers from early ones (like Bach) to more recent
ones. There are some pretty incredible slams on pretty major composers
that "everybody" knows and loves now. I highly recommend it.

Ben

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