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Re: Still need help!

Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2003-04-02 17:10

LBViola04: I share the amazement of others that you can neither find any appropriate references in your college library, nor can they assist in getting any.

Remember: Libraries are great; Librarians are greater.

If your school has fallen down that badly (pretty sad, if you ask me), hie yourself to a Public Library. If the place has a genuine librarian, he/she *can* be of assistance. My local library (in a small town out in the sticks) has provided loan or page copies of books from major University libraries with no problems. That's the way it works. But you must deal with someone who knows *how* it works.

Unfortunately, so many libraries nowadays -- both public and school -- do not have full-time librarians. And a "Library Technician" may not have sufficient knowledge of "the system" to assist you.

As a last resort (if time runs out), structure your program notes around the composers rather than the specific works. This is certainly done (perhaps too often?). Although the notes wouldn't be as informative as they might have been, it would be much better than nothing.

And please let this be a lesson . Whan you begin to attack a piece, find out about it up front. That way, for one thing, you will never again have the problem now facing you. Yhe importance of doing this is even greater because you as a performer will better appreciate the composer's intent, and you will likely do a better job of it.

Regards,
John

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