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1995; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Africâner

10.1300/j116v03n02_07

1540-9503

Musicology and Musical Analysis

Abstract A CENTURY OF MUSICALS IN BLACK AND WHITE: AND ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSICAL STAGE WORKS BY, ABOUT, OR INVOLVING AFRICAN AMERICANS. Bernard L. Peterson, Jr. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993, (xix, 529 p.), ISBN 0313266573. $85.00. Reviewed by William E. Studwell. MUSICAL REFERENCES IN THE GAZZETTA DI NAPOLI, 1681-1725. Thomas Griffin. Berkeley, CA: Fallen Leaf Press, 1993, (Fallen Leaf reference books in music; no. 17) (xxv. 140p.). ISBN 0914913182. $35.00 (includes floppy disk). Reviewed by William E. Studwell. THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY COMPOSER SPEAKS: AN INDEX OF INTERVIEWS. Mari Nishimura. Berkeley. CA: Fallen Leaf Press in association with the Kunitachi College of Music Library, Tokyo, 1993, (Fallen Leaf reference books in music; no. 28) (xxxii, 189 p.), ISBN 0914913298, $39.50. Reviewed by William E. Studwell. PIANO-BEDS & MUSIC BY STEAM: AN INDEX WITH ABSTRACTS TO MUSIC-RELATED UNITED STATES PATENT RECORDS, 1790-1874. Jean M. Bonin. Berkeley, CA: Fallen Leaf Press, 1993, (Fallen Leaf reference books in music; no. 24) (xxii, 236 p.). ISBN 091413174, $39.50. Reviewed by William E. Studwell. THE MERCURY LABELS: A DISCOGRAPHY. Compiled by Michel Ruppli and Ed Novitsky. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993, (Discographies; no. 51), 5 volumes, ISBN 0313273715 set, 0313290318 (vol. 1), 0313290326 (vol. 2), 0313290334 (vol. 3), 0313290342 (vol. 4), 0313290350 (vol. 5) $395.00 for set of 5 vol. Reviewed by William E. Studwell. THAT'S ALL: BOBBY DARIN ON RECORD, STAGE & SCREEN. Jeff Bleiel. Ann Arbor: Popular Culture, Ink, 1993. (xiv + 305 pp.) Illustrations, appendices, bibliography, inded. ISBN 1-56075-031-6. Reviewed by David Lonergan. PAYOLA IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: A HISTORY, 1880-1991. Kerry, Segrave. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 1994. (x + 278 pp.) Index. ISBN 0-89950-882-0. Cloth. $29.95. Reviewed by David Lonergan. TURN ME ON, DEAD MAN: THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE PAUL MCCARTNEY DEATH HOAX. (Rock & Roll Remembrance Series #12.) Andru J., Reeve. Ann Arbor, M1: Popular Culture, Ink, 1994. (xvi + 218 pp.) Index, bibliography, appendices, illustrations. ISBN 1-56075-035-9. Cloth. $40. Reviewed by David Lonergan. SOUNDPIECES 2: INTERVIEWS WITH AMERICAN COMPOSERS. Cole Gagne. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecros Press, Inc., 1993. (x, 557 p.) ISBN 0-8108-2710-7. $52.50. Reviewed by Karen Hovde. ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS: A COMPREHENSIVE INDEX. Carolyn Rabson. Berkeley, CA: Fallen Leaf Press 1993 (xi, 221 p.) ISBN 0-914913-26-3, $33.00. Reviewed by H. Stephen Wright.