Notes articles from September 2006

Notes archives from September 2006

A memoir of a music librarian.
September 1, 2006... It was the summer of 1950. I had what I considered a dream job. I was the "disc jockey" for the New York Public Library, planning and presenting the Bryant Park concerts of recorded music, noon to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, from 5 July to...

You can't hurry love: patience, perseverance, and a positive attitude move a music library.
September 1, 2006... Robert A. Seal put it best when he wrote, "Few issues in academic librarianship inspire as much controversy as the branch or departmental library. At the center of this controversy is the question of whether or not collections should be...

Sir Peter Pears: an annotated bibliography.
September 1, 2006... INTRODUCTION There are few operatic or recital voices as unique and recognizable as that of British tenor Peter Pears. His bright timbre and musicality were hallmarks of British operatic and concert stages in the middle part of the...

The effect of orphan works on music libraries: the 2005 U.S. Copyright Office roundtables.
September 1, 2006... The United States Copyright Office defines "orphan works" as: "a term used to describe the situation where the owner of a copyrighted work cannot be identified and located by someone who wishes to make use of the work in a manner that requires...

Notes for notes.(Juilliard School of Music recieves music manuscripts from Bruce Kovner)(National Endowment for the Humanities donates grant to University of California)(Bettie Jean Harden wins Music OCLC Users Group's award)
September 1, 2006... The Juilliard School has received an extraordinary collection of music manuscripts from Juilliard Board Chairman, Bruce Kovner. Formally announced by Juilliard President Joseph W. Polisi at a press conference on 28 February 2006, the donation...

Words about Mozart: Essays in Honor of Stanley Sadie.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Words about Mozart: Essays in Honor of Stanley Sadie. Edited by Dorothea Link with Judith Nagley. Rochester, NY: The Boydell Press, 2005. [xvi, 252 p. ISBN 0851157947. $110.] Music examples, indexes. The official publication date of this...

Guillaume Du Fay: Musik des 15. Jahrhunderts.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Guillaume Du Fay: Musik des 15. Jahrhunderts. By Peter Gulke. Stuttgart: Verlag J. B. Metzler; Kassel: Barenreiter, 2003. [xxvi, 504p. ISBN 3476-01883-0; ISBN 3-7618-2026-7. [euro]39.95.] Music examples, bibliography, index. It has been...

A Viola da gamba Miscellanea: Articles from and Inspired by Viol Symposiums Organized by the Ensemble Baroque de Limoges, France / Christophe Coin, director.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... A Viola da gamba Miscellanea: Articles From and Inspired by Viol Symposiums Organized by the Ensemble Baroque de Limoges, France / Christophe Coin, director. Edited by Susan Orlando. Limoges: Pulim, 2005. [244 p. ISBN 2-8427-353-X. [euro]40.]...

Unplayed Melodies: Javanese Gamelan and the Genesis of Music Theory.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Unplayed Melodies: Javanese Gamelan and the Genesis of Music Theory. By Marc Perlman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. [xix, 254 p. ISBN 0-520-23956-3. $49.95.] Music examples, index, bibliography. Based on seven years of...

Explaining Tonality: Schenkerian Theory and Beyond.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Explaining Tonality: Schenkerian Theory and Beyond. By Matthew Brown. (Eastman Studies in Music.) Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2005. [xix, 293 p. ISBN 1-58046-160-3. $99.] Music examples, figures, bibliography, index. The...

Empirical Musicology: Aims, Methods, Prospects.(Statistics in Musicolog)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Empirical Musicology: Aims, Methods, Prospects. Edited by Eric Clarke and Nicholas Cook. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. [viii, 229 p., ISBN 0-19-516749-X. $99.] Music examples, illustrations, index, bibliographies. Statistics in...

Wired for Sound: Engineering and Technologies in Sonic Cultures.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Wired for Sound: Engineering and Technologies in Sonic Cultures. Edited by Paul D. Greene and Thomas Porcello. (Music/Culture.) Middle-town, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005. [viii, 228 p. ISBN 0-8195-6517-2. $29.95.] Index, bibliographical...

Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. By Peter Guralnick. New York: Little Brown, 2005. [xv, 750 p. ISBN 0-316-37794-5. $27.95.] Illustrations, notes, bibliography, discography, index. Peter Guralnick has been one of the most deservedly...

Neil Young and the Poetics of Energy.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Neil Young and the Poetics of Energy. By William Echard. (Musical Meaning and Interpretation.) (Profiles in Popular Music.) Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2005. [vii, 260 p. ISBN 0-253-34581-2. $50.] Index, bibliography. William...

Circular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Circular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain. By George McKay. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2005. [xiv, 357 p. ISBN 0-8223-3573-5. $22.95.] Index, bibliography, illustrations. George McKay has two aims for this book:...

The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991. By George Cole. (Jazz Perspectives.) Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2005. [xi, 534 p. ISBN 0-472-11501-4. $35.] Index, discography, photographs. Despite the presence of...

Timba: The Sound of the Cuban Crisis.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Timba: The Sound of the Cuban Crisis. By Vincenzo Perna. (SOAS Musicology Series.) Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2005. [ix, 338 p. ISBN 0-7546-3941-X. $114.95] Index, bibliography, illustrations, music examples. Vincenzo Perna, a...

Puccini and the Girl: History and Reception of The Girl of the Golden West.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Puccini and the Girl: History and Reception of The Girl of the Golden West. By Annie J. Randall and Rosalind Gray Davis. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005. [xv, 241 p. ISBN 0226703894. $35.] Music examples, bibliography, discography,...

Five Operas and a Symphony: Word and Music in Russian Culture.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Five Operas and a Symphony: Words and Music in Russian Culture. By Boris Gasparov. (Russian Literature and Thought.) New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005. [xxii, 268 p. ISBN 0-300-10650-5. $45.] Index, bibliographical reference, music...

Opera and Modern Culture: Wagner and Strauss.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Opera and Modern Culture: Wagner and Strauss. By Lawrence Kramer. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. [257 p. ISBN 0-520-24173-8. $39.95.] Music examples, bibliographical notes, index. On page 221 of this, his latest book,...

Music in the Holocaust: Confronting Life in the Nazi Ghettos and Camps.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Music in the Holocaust: Confronting Life in the Nazi Ghettos and Camps. By Shirli Gilbert. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. [xxii, 243 p. ISBN 0-927797-4. $45.] Index, bibliography, appendix, music examples, illustrations. When one...

Aaron Copland and His World.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Aaron Copland and His World. Edited by Carol J. Oja and Judith Tick. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005. [xxi, 503 p. ISBN 0-691-12470-1. $22.95.] Music examples, index, notes, photographs. Aaron Copland was the subject of the 2005...

Tunes for 'Toons': Music and the Hollywood Cartoon.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Tunes for 'Toons': Music and the Hollywood Cartoon. By Daniel Goldmark. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005. [xviii, 225 p. ISBN 0-520-23617-3. $24.95.] Music examples, index, bibliography, illustrations. "In brief, fellow...

Books recently published.
September 1, 2006... This column is compiled quarterly based on the output of the monographic music cataloging units of the Library of Congress. Entries appear on the list as they are cataloged by the library, regardless of the date of publication. ENGLISH ...

New Periodicals.(Website list)
September 1, 2006... This semiannual column selectively lists newly issued periodicals; describes their objectives, formats, and contents; and provides information about special issues, title and format changes, mergers, and cessations. The following resources were...

Rock's Backpages.(Product/service evaluation)
September 1, 2006... Rock's Backpages. Backpages Ltd. http://www.rocksbackpages.com. [Requires a Web browser and an Internet connection. Audio selections require a player capable of playing MP3s. Pricing: individual subscriptions, $30 for six months or $50 per...

Thesaurus musicarum latinarum.(http://www.music.indiana.edu/tml/)
September 1, 2006... Thesaurus musicarum latinarum. Thomas J. Mathiesen, Project Director. Center for the History of Music Theory and Literature, Indiana University. http://www.music.indiana.edu/tml/. [Requires a Web browser and an Internet connection.] It was...

Dissertation databases on the Web.(Website list)
September 1, 2006... Tracking down a music dissertation with the aid of one of the many modern Web-based databases is far easier then it was just ten years ago. One can now use keywords to scour a commercial search engine or a pay site to locate dissertation...

Thy Kiss of a Divine Nature: The Contemporary Perotin.(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Thy Kiss of a Divine Nature: The Contemporary Perotin. The Hilliard Ensemble. Directed by Uli Aumuller. [Munich]: ArtHaus Musik, 2005. 100 695. $45.99. Despite the fact that the Hilliard Ensemble is given top billing in the title, this...

Jean-Baptiste Lully.(Jean-Baptiste Lully: Persee)(Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Jean-Baptiste Lully. Persee. DVD. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir / Herve Niquet. Recorded live at the Elgin Theatre, Toronto, 28 April 2004. With Cyril Auvity, Marie Lenormand, Stephanie Novacek, Monica Whicher, Olivier...

Henry Purcell.(Henry Purcell: King Arthur)(George Frideric Handel: Teseo)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Henry Purcell. King Arthur. DVD. Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor and Concentus Musicus Wien / Nikolaus Harnoncourt. With Barbara Bonney, Michael Schade, Oliver Widmer, Birgit Remmert, Isabel Rey. Stuttgart, Germany: EuroArts Music...

Ludwig von Beethoven.(Ludwig von Beethoven. Fidelio)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Ludwig von Beethoven. Fidelio. DVD. Opernhaus Zurich Chorus and Orchestra/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Recorded live at the Opernhaus Zurich on 15 February 2004. With Camilla Nylund, Jonas Kaufmann, Gunther Groissbock, Alfred Muff, Lazlo Polgar,...

Lieder, Band 10.(Franz Schubert: The Trout and The Greatest Love and The Greatest Sorrow)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Franz Schubert. The trout and The Greatest Love and The Greatest Sorrow. DVD. Directed by Christopher Nupen. With Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Jacqueline Du Pre, Zubin Mehta, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Andreas Schmidt, Michael...

Giacomo Puccini. Madama Butterfly.(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Giacomo Puccini. Madama Butterfly. DVD. Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus/Edo de Waart. Directed by Robert Wilson. With Cheryl Barker, Martin Thompson, Catherine Keen, Richard Stilwell, Anneleen Bijnen, Peter Blanchet. Waldron,...

Gunter Wand Edition. Part I: Bruckner, Haydn, Schubert.
September 1, 2006... Gunter Wand Edition. Part I: Bruckner, Haydn, Schubert. DVD. NDR Sinfonieorchester/Gunter Wand. Directed by Hugo Kach. [United States]: TDK, 2005. DVUS-COWAND/1. $26.99. Gustav Mahler. Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection." DVD....

The Final Chorale.(The Final Chorale. Juxtapositions, 3.)(Arvo Part: 24 Preludes for a Fugue)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... The Final Chorale. Juxtapositions, 3. DVD. Based on Symphonies d'instruments a vent by Igor Stravinsky and Funf Orchesterstucke op. 16 by Arnold Schoenberg. Directed by Frank Scheffer. [Paris]: Ideale Audience International, 2005. DVD9DS13....

Sir John Tavener.(Sir John Tavener: Fall and Resurrection)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Sir John Tavener. Fall and Resurrection. DVD. City of London Sinfonia, BBC Singers, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir / Richard Hickox. Recorded live at St. Paul's Cathedral, London on 4 January 2000. With Patricia Rozario, Michael Chance, Martyn...

Broadway and Hollywood Legends: The Songwriters Collection. Charles Strouse and Arthur Schwartz; Kander & Ebb and Alan Jay Lerner; Burton Lane and Mitchell Parish; E. Y. "Yip" Harburg and Sheldon Harnick.(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Broadway and Hollywood Legends: The Songwriters Collection. Charles Strouse and Arthur Schwartz; Kander & Ebb and Alan Jay Lerner; Burton Lane and Mitchell Parish; E. Y. "Yip" Harburg and Sheldon Harnick. 4 vols. DVD. [United States]: Lance...

The Making of West Side Story.(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... The Making of West Side Story. DVD. Conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Directed by Christopher Swarm. With Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Tatiana Troyanos, Kurt Ollmann. Hamburg: Deutsche Grammophon, 2005. DG B0004666. $29.98. An interesting...

Phill Niblock.(The Magic Sun: A Film)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Phill Niblock. The Magic Sun: A Film. DVD. With Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra. [N.p.]: Atavistic Video, 2005. DJ-861. $14.99. Sun Ra (1914-1993) is at once a legendary and an obscure figure in the history of jazz. He is revered by aficionados...

The Super Guitar Trio and Friends in Concert.(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... The Super Guitar Trio and Friends in Concert. DVD. Directed by Jeff Hudson and Brian Bothwell. With Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, Bireli Lagrene. Ratingen, Germany: TDK, 2005. DVWW-JSGTF. $22.99. The Super Guitar Trio consists of Al Di Meola,...

Jazz Scene USA. Cannonball Adderley Sextet, Teddy Edwards Sextet.(Brubeck Returns to Moscow)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Jazz Scene USA. Cannonball Adderley Sextet, Teddy Edwards Sextet. DVD. Directed by Steve Binder. Newton, NJ: Shanachie Entertainment, 1999. SH-DV 6310. $24.99. Brubeck Returns to Moscow. DVD. Port Washington, NY: Koch Vision, 2005....

Bluegrass Journey.(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Bluegrass Journey. DVD. Directed by Ruth Oxenberg and Rob Schumer. With the Del McCoury Band, Tim O'Brien, Jerry Douglas, Peter Rowan, Tony Rice, Nickel Creek, Rhonda Vincent, the Lonesome River Band, Old Grow Medicine Show. Germantown, NY:...

Great Women Singers of the 20th Century.(Great Women Singers of the 20th Century, 4 vols.)(Video recording review)
September 1, 2006... Great Women Singers of the 20th Century. 4 vols. DVD. Sarah Vaughan (D2998); Nancy Wilson (D2984); Abbey Lincoln (D2989); Chaka Khan (D2999). West Long Branch, NJ: Kultur International Films, 2005. $19.99 each. The Great Women Singers of...

Vorgelegt von Walther Durr. Kassel: Barenreiter-Verlag, 2002.(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Franz Schubert. Lieder, Band 10. Vorgelegt von Walther Durr. Kassel: Barenreiter-Verlag, 2002. (Neue Ausgabe samtlicher Werke. Ser. IV: Lieder, Bd. 10.) [Zur Edition, p. ix-x; Vorwort, p. xi-xxxvi; facsims., p. xxxvii-xliii; score, 293 p.;...

Die Schopfung: Oratorium fur Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester, Hob.(Joseph Haydn's Die Schopfung (The Creation) )
September 1, 2006... Joseph Haydn. Die Schopfung: Oratorium fur Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester, Hob. XXI: 2. Neuausgabe nach den Quellen von Klaus Burmeister. Full score. Frankfurt am Main: C. F. Peters, c2003. [Pref. in Ger., Eng., p. iv-xi; orchestration, 1 p.;...

"A te" per soprano o tenore e pianoforte.(research on Giacomo Puccini's work)
September 1, 2006... Giacomo Puccini. "A te" per soprano o tenore e pianoforte. A cura di Pietro Spada. Rome: Boccaccini & Spada Editori (T. Presser), [1998], c1996. (Tutte le composizioni per voce e pianoforte, 1.) [Note in It., Eng., Fr., Ger., 2 p.; text, 1 p.;...

Piezas liricas para guitarra.(The Andres Segovia Archive, edited by Angelo Gilardino, Liugi Biscaldi)(Book review)
September 1, 2006... Vicente Arregui. Piezas liricas para guitarra. Edited by Angelo Gilardino and Luigi Biscaldi. Ancona, Italy: Berben (T. Presser), c2003. (The Andres Segovia Archive.) [Foreword (Roberto Moron, A. Gilardino), p. 3-5; score, p. 6-28; facsim....

Music received.(Bibliography)
September 1, 2006... INTRODUCTION This column presents a comprehensive list of new music publications that have been sent recently by publishers and distributors for possible review in Notes. Self-published music is listed when a source of acquisition is...

Music publishers' catalogs.(Bibliography)
September 1, 2006... This column lists new and current publishers' catalogs received since the last issue, and aims at comprehensive coverage. Also included are stock order blanks, agents' catalogs, catalogs of books on music, catalogs of single series, substantial...

Communications.(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2006... 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...