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Puccini: A Critical Biography is a substantial biographical source on Giacomo Puccini. Classic biography and works study in three broad dimensions—life, personality and operatic oeuvre—using Puccini’s letters and detailed score-based discussion of every opera from Le Villi through Turandot. The dossier treats the book not merely as a…

Sibelius is a substantial biographical or documentary resource concerning Jean Sibelius. The dossier identifies the work by author and subject and places it within the history of performance, composition, institutions, repertory and reception where relevant. It is especially useful for distinguishing primary testimony, later recollection and modern biographical…

This reference systematizes signs, abbreviations and vocabulary used in printed music for conservatory, college and normal-school students, covering notation, rhythm, meter, scales, key signatures, ornamentation, expression marks and related terminology.