Item Detail
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Ficher, Miguel
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Latin American classical composers : a biographical dictionary
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Book
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2nd ed.
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Lanham, Md.
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2002
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Scarecrow Press
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xxi, 645 p. ; 23 cm.
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English
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0810845172 (alk. paper)
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Music--Latin America--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.
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Composers; Classical Music; Latin America
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ML 105 .F53 2002
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Ficher, Miguel, Martha Furman, John Schleifer, and John M. Furman, eds. Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, 2002.
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A reference dictionary of basic biographical information on Latin American composers past and contemporary.
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Biographical information on composers limited to those from Latin American countries including Central and South America, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic from the nineteenth century to the present.
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Entries are listed alphabetically by composer name. Also includes an alphabetical index listing of composers by country and a bibliography at the end. Limited biographical information for each entry includes dates of birth and death, locations of birth and death, country of origin, notable teachers, education, notable positions, and works.
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Obscure and little-known Latin American composers are included.
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Some of the works listings are incomplete. Biographical information is a very short overview, very cursory and lacking detail.
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Symphony 55 (January/February 2004): 63-64.
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BYU Mus Ref
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3178