Klarinet Archive - Posting 000443.txt from 1997/11

From: "David S. Naden" <dnaden@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Research Sources
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 20:29:16 -0500

How about updating your edition's of the Harvard Dictionary and Baker's???

David S. Naden

Karl Krelove wrote:

> This question is for the active music researchers on the list. I needed to
> do brief program notes for a local orchestra this week. When I tried to find
> material at home on Vaclav Nelhybel, I realized how out-of-date my reference
> materials here at home are. I'm using a 1971 edition (Slonimsky) of Baker's,
> a 1973 printing of Harvard Dictionary (Apel), as well as a couple of Who's
> Who books the latest of which is a 1980 edition. I know that I would need to
> spend time in a library for major research, which I haven't been involved
> with for many years. But for quick and dirty home use like these notes
> (which I was doing gratis and on a close deadline), what would be my best
> upgrades in research tools if I were, for example, hinting around the family
> for Christmas presents?
>
> Karl