Notes articles from June 2005

Notes archives from June 2005

Assessing the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's score collection.
June 1, 2005... Seeking to develop a better understanding of the collections they managed, and beginning a process of long-term planning, music librarians at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) enlisted the assistance of the library's...

The English and American Hymnody Collection of the Pitts Theology Library, Emory University.
June 1, 2005... INTRODUCTION Collecting is a hobby many enjoy. The object may be coins, stamps, dolls, antiques, baseball cards, and many other objects of perceived value. It is the rare individual who collects hymnals. Most hymnals are not especially...

Necrology index.(Obituary)
June 1, 2005... This column 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...

Notes for notes.
June 1, 2005... The Music Library Association has announced its publications awards for 2003. The Vincent H. Duckles Award for the best book-length bibliography or other research tool in music published in 2003 was presented to the Dictionnaire de la musique...

The Thematic Catalogue of the Musical Works of Johann Pachelbel.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The Thematic Catalogue of the Music Works of Johann Pachelbel. By Jean M. Perreault. Edited by Donna K. Fitch. Foreword by Christoph Wolff. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. [viii, 411p. ISBN 0-8108-4970-4. $80.] Illustrations, appendices,...

Music Entries at Stationers' Hall, 1710-1818.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Music Entries at Stationers' Hall 1710-1818. Compiled by Michael Kassler from lists prepared for William Hawes, D.W. Krummel and Alan Tyson and from other sources. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2004. [xxviii, 735 p. ISBN 0-7546-3458-2. $119.95.]...

Silence and Slow Time.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Silence and Slow Time. By Martin Boykan. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2004. [ix, 255 p. ISBN 0-8108-4751-5. $49.95.] Music examples, index. Musical time and the various ways musical phenomena are transformed over time are the...

Der Tonwille: Pamplets in Witness of the Immutable Laws of Music, Offered to a New Generation of Youth.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Der Tonwille: Pamplets in Witness of the Immutable Laws of Music, Offered to a New Generation of Youth, vol. 1. By Heinrich Schenker. Edited by William Drabkin. Translated by Ian Bent. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. [xx, 231 p. ISBN...

Hollywood Theory, Non-Hollywood Practice: Cinema Soundtracks in the 1980s and 1990s.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Hollywood Theory, Non-Hollywood Practice: Cinema Soundtracks in the 1980s and 1990s. By Annette Davison. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2004. (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series.) [x, 221 p. ISBN: 0-75460-5825. $69.95.] Music examples,...

Emblems of Eloquence: Opera and Women's Voices in Seventeenth-Century Venice.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Emblems of Eloquence: Opera and Women's Voices in Seventeenth-Century Venice. By Wendy Heller. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003. [xix, 386 p. ISBN 0-520-20933-8. $65.00.] Music examples, notes, bibliography, index. Music...

The Artist-Operas of Pfitzner, Krenek and Hindemith: Politics and the Ideology of the Artist.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The Artist-Operas of Pfitzner, Krenek and Hindemith: Politics and the Ideology of the Artist. By Claire Taylor-Jay. Aldershot, England: Ashgate, 2004. [viii, 225 p. ISBN 0-7546-0578-7. $74.95.] Music examples, tables, illustrations,...

Dhrupad: Tradition and Performance in Indian Music.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Dhrupad: Tradition and Performance in Indian Music. By Ritwak Sanyal and Richard Widdess. Burlington, VT: Ash-gate, 2004. (SOAS Musicology Series.) [xxii, 395 p. ISBN 0-7546-0379-2. $114.95.] Music examples, bibliography, index, compact disc....

Bach-Kommentar: Theologisch-Musikwissenschaftliche Kommentierung der Geistlichen Vokalwerke Johann Sebastian Bachs. Band 1: Die Geistlichen Kantaten des 1. bis 27. Trinitatis-Sonntages.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Bach-Kommentar: Theologisch-Musikwissenschaftliche Kommentierung der Geistlichen Vokalwerke Johann Sebastian Bachs. Band 1: Die Geistlichen Kantaten des 1. bis 27. Trinitatis-Sonntages. By Martin Petzoldt. Kassel: Barenreiter, 2004....

Beethoven After Napoleon: Political Romanticism in the Late Works.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Beethoven After Napoleon: Political Romanticism in the Late Works. By Stephen Rumph. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. [ix, 295 p. ISBN 0-520-23855-9. $45.] Index. Stephen Rumph's Beethoven After Napoleon: Political...

Britten on Music.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Britten on Music. Edited by Paul Kildea. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. [xv, 448 p. ISBN0-19-816714-8. $49.95.] Illustrations, indexes. Britten on Music, the first published volume of Britten's writings, aims to be as complete an...

The George Gershwin Reader.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The George Gershwin Reader. Edited by Robert Wyatt and John Andrew Johnson. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. [xiv, 354 p. ISBN 0-19-513019-7. $30.00.] Chronology, bibliography, index. The life and music of George Gershwin have...

John Taverner: His Life and Music.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... John Taverner: His Life and Music. By Hugh Benham. Burlington, VT: Ash-gate, 2003. [xvii, 332 p. ISBN 0-7546-0142-0. $94.95.] Music examples, illustrations, notes, appendices, bibliography, index. John Taverner (ca. 1490-1545) gained a...

Soul on Soul: The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Soul on Soul: The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams. By Tammy L. Kernodle. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2004. [328 p. ISBN 1-55553-609-9. $30.] Illustrations, bibliography, discography, index. This is the second biographical...

Performing Music in the Age of Recording.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Performing Music in the Age of Recording. By Robert Philip. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. [vii, 293 p. ISBN 0-300-10246-1. $35.00.] Music examples, index. This book is, I believe, the first large-scale study of the relationship...

Choral Conducting: Philosophy and Practice.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Choral Conducting: Philosophy and Practice. By Colin Durrant. New York: Routledge, 2003. [204 p. ISBN 0-415-94357-4 (pbk.) $24.95.] Photographs, illustrations, bibliography, index. A Handbook for Beginning Choral Educators. By Walter...

Dvorak to Duke Ellington: A Conductor Explores America's Music and Its African American Roots.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Dvorak to Duke Ellington: A Conductor Explores America's Music and Its African American Roots. By Maurice Peress. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. [viii, 254 p. ISBN 0-19-509822-6. $30.] Music examples, illustrations, index,...

Music Scenes: Local, Translocal, and Virtual.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Music Scenes: Local, Translocal, and Virtual. Edited by Andy Bennett and Richard A. Peterson. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 2004. [xvi, 264 p. ISBN 0-8265-1451-0. $24.95.] Illustrations, index. "Scene" is one of the most...

Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop. By Joseph G. Schloss. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2004. (Music/Culture.) [xiii, 246 p. ISBN 0-8195-6696-9. $24.95.] Bibliography, discography, index. Consider an aesthetics of...

ABBA Gold.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... ABBA Gold. By Elisabeth Vincentelli. New York: Continuum, 2004. (33 1/3.) [131 p. ISBN 0826415466. $9.95.] Electric Ladyland. By John Perry. New York: Continuum, 2004. (33 1/3.) [132 p. ISBN 0826415717. $9.95.] Sign 'O' the Times. By...

Voices of the Country: Interviews with Classic Country Performers.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Voices of the Country: Interviews with Classic Country Performers. By Michael Streissguth. New York: Routledge, 2004. [x, 216 p. ISBN 0-415-90742-3. $19.95.] Illustrations, index, bibliography. Interviews at their best can be a great...

Books recently published.
June 1, 2005... For information about the scope of this column, consult the headnote in the September 2004 issue (p. 153 of this volume). ENGLISH Adams, Chris. Turquoise days: the weird world of Echo & The Bunnymen. New York: Soft Skull; London:...

Classical Music Library.(DIGITAL MEDIA REVIEWS)(Product/Service Evaluation)
June 1, 2005... Classical Music Library. Published by Alexander Street Press. http://www.classical.com. [Requires an audio-enabled computer with an Internet connection. Microsoft Windows users need Windows 98, Internet Explorer 5.5 or Netscape 6, Macromedia...

Lounge Caravan: A Selective Discography.(Critical Essay)
June 1, 2005... LOUNGE CARAVAN: A SELECTIVE DISCOGRAPHY BY MELISSA URSULA DAWN GOLDSMITH PRECURSORS AND NOT-SO-DISTANT COUSINS The genre designation "lounge" describes a complex network of music ranging from light instrumentals (easy listening) to...

The Siena Lute Book.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... The Siena Lute Book. Jacob Heringman. Avie AV0036, 2004. For this program, lutenist Jacob Heringman draws on two manuscript collections of the late sixteenth century, both produced in Tuscany: the Siena Lute Book and an untitled collection...

Josquin des Prez; Nicolas Gombert; Jean Richafort.(Josquin and the Lost Generation)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Josquin des Prez; Nicolas Gombert; Jean Richafort. Josquin and the Lost Generation. Vox Early Music Ensemble / Christopher Wolverton. Ancient Voice 001, 2004. Regardless of whether the names of Nicolas Gombert and Jean Richafort are as...

Alessandro Besozzi.(Triosonate per duo oboi e B.C.)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Alessandro Besozzi. Triosonate per duo oboi e B.C. Ensemble Barocco Sans Souci. Tactus TC 700203, 2004. No matter how beautifully composed or well played, an entire CD of oboe duets is likely to begin wearing on the average listener after...

Jacques Christian Michael Widerkehr.(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Jacques Christian Michael Widerkehr. The Duosonatas. Bart Schneeman; Pablo Giacometti. Channel Classics CCS SA 19204, 2004. While the details of Jacques Widerkehr's life story are a matter of some dispute, what is commonly accepted about...

Franz Schubert.(Franz Schubert. String Quintet, D956; String Quartet no. 12, D703)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Franz Schubert. String Quintet, D956; String Quartet no. 12, D703. Guarneri Quartet; Leonard Rose. BMG Classics 82876-62310-2, 2004. This CD reissue is cobbled together from two LP releases of the 1970s: the Guarneri Quartet's performance...

Itzhak Perlman Rediscovered.(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Itzhak Perlman Rediscovered. Itzhak Perlman; David Garvey. BMG Classics 82876-62516-2, 2004. This utterly delightful recital program was recorded over several days in March and November of 1965, and was originally intended to be Itzhak...

Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff; Vassilis Tsabropoulos.(Chants, Hymns and Dances)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff; Vassilis Tsabropoulos. Chants, Hymns and Dances. Anja Lechner; Vassilis Tsabropoulos. ECM New Series 1888, 2004. Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff was not only a mystical philosopher whose acolytes included John G....

Sheryl Bailey 3.(Bull's Eye!)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Sheryl Bailey 3. Bull's Eye! PureMusic PMR21403, 2003. New York guitarist Sheryl Bailey has been quietly establishing herself as one of the leading exponents of modern bebop guitar since the appearance of her self-released debut album in...

Eric Dolphy.(The Best of Eric Dolphy)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Eric Dolphy. The Best of Eric Dolphy. Prestige PRCD-5708-2, 2004. In early 2004, the Fantasy Jazz label group (a family that now includes such illustrious imprints as Prestige, Milestone, Riverside, and Contemporary, as well as the great...

Septeto Rodriguez.(Baila! Gitano Baila!)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Septeto Rodriguez. Baila! Gitano Baila! Tzadik TZ 7189, 2004. In answer to the imaginary question "Why Jewish-Cuban fusion music?", composer and percussionist Roberto Juan Rodriguez responds with an enthusiastic--indeed, almost...

Northern Harmony.(Where Everything Is Music)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... Northern Harmony. Where Everything Is Music. Northern Harmony Publishing Company NHPC 109-2, n.d. Northern Harmony is a Vermont-based group of singers and instrumentalists with an unusual repertory. As its name suggests, the group...

Bela Bartok.(Critical Essay)
June 1, 2005... Bela Bartok. I. Konzert fur Klavier und Orchester. Revidierte Ausgabe (1998). Vienna: Universal Edition, [1998], c1954. [Pref. (Peter Bartok) and commentary (M. Koren) in Ger., Eng., Fr., p. i-xxx; notes on percussion, p. xxxiii-xxxv;...

Ludwig August Lebrun.(Critical Essay)
June 1, 2005... Ludwig August Lebrun. Concerto in D Minor, Andre No. 1, for Oboe and Orchestra. From the set of six concerti published by Andre in Offenbach; edited by T. Herman and Delores J. Keahey. Winnipeg, Man.: Classical Winds Press, c2000. [Source...

Rayner Taylor.(Chamber Music: Six Sonatas for Harpsichord or Piano Forte with an Accompaniment for a Violin, op. 2; Six Sonatas for Violoncello (with Keyboard Accompaniment))(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Rayner Taylor. Chamber Music: Six Sonatas for Harpsichord or Piano Forte with an Accompaniment for a Violin, op. 2; Six Sonatas for Violoncello (with Keyboard Accompaniment). Edited by John Metz and Barbara Bailey-Metz. (Recent Researches in...

Johann Nepomuk Hummel.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Mozart's Haffner and Linz Symphonies Arranged for Pianoforte, Flute, Violin, and Violoncello. Edited by Mark Kroll. (Recent Researches in the Music of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, 29.) Madison, WI: A-R...

Jean-Michel Defaye.(Critical Essay)
June 1, 2005... Jean-Michel Defaye. Six etudes pour deux saxophones altos. Paris: J. Hamelle & [C.sup.ie] Editeurs; sole distribution, Alphonse Leduc et [C.sup.ie], c1997. [2 scores, p. 2-26; note on the composer in Fr., Eng., back cover verso. AL 28 952....

Music received.
June 1, 2005... A key to abbreviated imprints is found at the end of this column. For information about the content and arrangement of this list, consult the introduction to the column in the September 2004 issue (p. 243 of this volume). All Web sites accessed...

Music publishers' catalogs.
June 1, 2005... For information regarding the scope of this column, consult the headnote in the September 2004 issue (p. 257 of this volume). All Web sites accessed 23 February 2005. Acoustic Music Records, Postfach 1945, D-49009 Osnabruck, Germany. ...

Communications.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... This column provides a forum for responses to the contents of this journal, and for information of interest to readers. The editor reserves the right to publish letters in excerpted form and to edit them for conciseness and clarity. To the...

Report of independent Certified Public Accountants.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... To The Board Of Directors Music Library Association 8551 Research Way, Suite 180 Middleton, WI 53562 We have audited the accompanying statements of financial position of Music Library Association as of June 30, 2004 and 2003,...

Music Library Association: statements of financial position.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... Music Library Association Statements Of Financial Position June 30, 2004 2003 Assets Cash And Cash Equivalents $40,960 $24,511 Cash And Cash Equivalents-- ...

Music Library Association: statements of activities.(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... Music Library Association Statements Of Activities For The Year Ended June 30, 2004 Temporarily Unrestricted Restricted Revenues...

Music Library Association: statements of cash flows.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... For The Years Ended June 30, 2004 2003 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Change In Net Assets $61,951 $38,842 Adjustments To Reconcile Change In Net Assets To...

Music Library Association: notes to financial statements.
June 1, 2005... June 30, 2004 And 2003 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES ORGANIZATION -- The Music Library Association was formed in 1945 as a non-stock, non-profit corporation. The purposes of the Association are to promote the...