Recently added articles from Notes:
An introduction to British Library MS Lansdowne 380.
Jun 01, 2009; ... INTRODUCTION The British Library manuscript Lansdowne 380 (hereinafter Lans 380) is a quarto volume comprised of 280 paper folios, measuring 210 cm x 145 cm. It was re-bound in 1970, so the original binding, which might have given some clue to the manuscript's provenance, is now ...
Necrology index.(List)
Jun 01, 2009; ... This document is an extract from the necrology file of the Gaylord Music Library, Washington University, available online at http://library.wustl.edu/units/music/necro/index.html. It comprises those names that are listed in the dictionaries and encyclopedias cited following the double bar ...
The Music Library Association has announced its publication awards for 2007.(NOTES FOR NOTES)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Music Library Association has announced its publication awards for 2007. The Vincent H. Duckies Award for the best book-length bibliography or other research tool in music published in 2007 was presented to David Russell Williams and C. Matthew Balensuela for Music Theory from Boethius ...
Dena Epstein Award for Library and Archival Research in American Music.(Lara Housez and Maria Cristina Fava)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Other MLA Awards. The 2009 Dena Epstein Award for Library and Archival Research in American Music was given to two recipients, Lara Housez and Maria Cristina Fava. Ms. Housez is a Ph.D. candidate in musicology at the Eastman School of Music, is completing a dissertation entitled "Becoming ...
The Kevin Freeman Award.(Laurie Neuerburg, Janet McKinney, Dominique Bourassa and Veronica Alzalde)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Kevin Freeman Award supports aspiring music librarians in offsetting the cost to attend the annual meeting of the association. This year, awards were granted to Laurie Neuerburg, Janet McKinney, Dominique Bourassa, and Veronica Alzalde. Laurie Neuerburg is a recent graduate of the ...
The Walter Gerboth Award.(Mark Puente)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Walter Gerboth Award is given to a member of the association who is in the first five years of his or her professional career, and who is seeking financial support for research in-progress in music or music librarianship. The award this year was given to Mark Puente to further his ...
The Carol June Bradley Award.(Stephen Mantz)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Carol June Bradley Award supports studies that involve the history of music libraries or special collections; biographies of music librarians; studies of specific aspects of music librarianship; and studies of music library patrons' activities. The award this year was given to Stephen ...
The Oberlin Conservatory Library is pleased to announce.(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Oberlin Conservatory Library is pleased to announce it has received the collection of the Annapolis Brass Quintet, the first independent, professional brass chamber ensemble in the United States. The gift comprises more than 1,000 items, published music scores and parts as well as ...
A note of thanks to Fred Durr (NISC).(National Information Services Corporation)
Jun 01, 2009; ... A note of thanks to Fred Durr (NISC). Most readers of Notes are familiar with the name NISC (National Information Services Corporation) as a vendor of music and other databases. However, many may not be familiar with the name Fred Durr, the founder and director of NISC, and fewer still ...
Notes News.(Necrology Index)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Notes News. This issue marks the final appearance of the journal's annual "Necrology Index." Masterfully compiled by Paul Hahn, the online version of this index can be found at http://library.wustl.edu/units/ music/necro/index.html (accessed 18 February 2009) ....
Notes Staff News.(Robert Follet)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Notes Staff News. With this issue, Robert Follet completes his tenure as editor of the journal's "Book Reviews" column. For the past two years, Bob has provided our readers with interesting, provocative, and well written reviews of current literature in our field. We most heartily thank ...
Music reference and bibliography.('Music Library and Research Skills' and 'A Guide to Library Research in Music')(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Music Library and Research Skills. By Jane Gottlieb. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2009. [xiii, 370 p. ISBN: 9780131584341. $56.67.] Illustrations, bibliographic references, indexes. A Guide to Library Research in Music. By Pauline Shaw Bayne. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow ...
Gaetano Brunetti (1744-1798): Catalogo critico, tematico y cronologico.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Gaetano Brunetti (1744-1798): Catalogo critico, tematico y cronologico. By German Labrador Lopez de Azcona. Coleccion de monografias, no. 8. Madrid: Asociacion espanola de documentacion musical, 2005. [495 p. ISBN: 8492219580. $79.95.] Bibliographic references, index. The ...
Recent American Art Song: A Guide.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Recent American Art Song: A Guide. By Keith E. Clifton. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2008. [xv, 310 p. ISBN: 9780810859401. $45.00.] Bibliography, discography, indexes. It has been some time since a new scholar has attempted to add a volume to the existing bibliography of ...
Marcel Tabuteau: How Do You Expect to Play the Oboe If You Can't Peel a Mushroom?(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Marcel Tabuteau: How Do You Expect to Play the Oboe If You Can't Peel a Mushroom? By Laila Storch. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008. [xxiii, 594 p. ISBN 9780253349491. $29.00.] Photographs, illustrations, manuscript pages, index, bibliography, appendices, glossary, compact disc ....
Glenn Gould: A Life in Pictures.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Glenn Gould: A Life in Pictures. By Tim Page. Richmond Hill, ON; Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2007. [192 p. ISBN: 9781554072897. $29.95.] Illustrations, facsimiles. Billing itself as "the first photographic treatment of the life of one of the greatest and most fascinating ...
Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa. By Ingrid Monson. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. [xi, 402 p. ISBN: 9780195128253. $35.00.] Bibliographic references, illustrations, index. In Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa, ...
Subversive Sounds: Race and the Birth of Jazz in New Orleans.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Subversive Sounds: Race and the Birth of Jazz in New Orleans. By Charles Hersch. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. [x, 289 p. ISBN: 9780226328676. $35.00.] Bibliographic references, illustrations, discography, index. In this book, Charles Hersch surveys the rise of ...
The Music of the Moravian Church in America.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... The Music of the Moravian Church in America. Edited by Nola Reed Knouse. (Eastman Studies in Music, v. 49.) Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 2008. [xxii, 346 p. ISBN: 9781580462600. $50.00.] Illustrations, music examples, bibliographic references, index. This volume, ...
The Rosary Cantoral--Ritual and Social Design in a Chantbook from Early Renaissance Toledo.(Book review)
Jun 01, 2009; ... The Rosary Cantoral--Ritual and Social Design in a Chantbook from Early Renaissance Toledo. By Lorenzo Candelaria. (Eastman Studies in Music, v. 51.) Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press 2008. [xx, 212 p. ISBN: 9781580462051. $55.00.] Illustrations, music examples, bibliographic ...