Routledge Music Bibliographies
About the Book Series
Each of the volumes in this series is a selective, annotated bibliography of citations to the writings about a composer, or genre, topic or geographic region. In addition to a bibliography of secondary literature, the volumes provide a wealth of other research aids, including lists of compositions, discographies, videographies, biographies, worklists, chronologies, lists of letters or other prose works of the composer, directories of scholars, and guides to libraries and other institutions, with some offering essays on trends in research about the composer or genre under discussion.
Gabriel Faure: A Guide to Research
2nd Edition
By Edward R. Phillips
March 23, 2011
First published in 2011, this research study includes a biography section as well as the works of Gabriel Urbain Fauré born on 12 May 1845. Much of Fauré’s music, especially the late pieces, remain little played and little known—as a result, his reputation as a salon composer of pleasant music ...
Béla Bartók: A Research and Information Guide
2nd Edition
By Elliott Antokoletz, Paolo Susanni
March 22, 2011
This research guide is an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources and catalogue of Bartók’s compositions. Since the publication of the second edition, a wealth of information has been proliferating in the field of Bartók research. The third edition of this research guide ...
The Concerto: A Research and Information Guide
1st Edition
By Stephan D. Lindeman
October 23, 2006
Twelve-tone and serial music were dominant forms of composition following World War II and remained so at least through the mid-1970s. In 1961, Ann Phillips Basart published the pioneering bibliographic work in the field....
G. F. Handel: A Guide to Research
1st Edition
By Mary Ann Parker
May 23, 2005
Baroque composer George Frideric Handel easily ranks among the world's greatest composers. The first edition of this research guide on Handel appeared in 1988; since that time a great deal of scholarly work has been published on Handel and related areas, including the discovery of a hitherto ...
Adrian Willaert: A Guide to Research
1st Edition
By David Kidger
November 23, 2004
This key text will be the first full-length research tool on Adrian Willaert, the Renaissance composer of motets and madrigals who came to prominence in the first part of the sixteenth century, and should prove invaluable to researchers and students....
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: A Research Guide
1st Edition
By Clara Marvin
February 08, 2002
First Published in 2002. This guide introduces students and scholars to the literature on Palestrina as well as the complicated history of the publication of his works. This bibliography is divided into four primary sections: historical background on musical, social, and cultural life; biographical...
Serial Music and Serialism: A Research and Information Guide
1st Edition
By John D. Vander Weg
December 21, 2000
Serial or 12-tone music has proved to be an enduring 20th century style that has generated a wide range of writings. This much-needed work provides the only comprehensive, up-to-date guide to research on serial music, offering an annotated bibliography with nearly 500 citations from books and ...
Elliott Carter: A Guide to Research
1st Edition
By John F. Link
September 28, 2000
This is a comprehensive guide to research on the American composer Elliott Carter (b. 1908), widely acknowledged as one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. It contains a chronology, complete list of works, detailed discography, and fully annotated bibliography of over 1,000 books, ...
Giacomo Puccini: A Guide to Research
1st Edition
By Linda B. Fairtile
December 01, 1998
Scholarly recognition of Giacomo Puccini's achievements as a musical dramatist has been growing steadily for more than 75 years. This useful volume surveys and evaluates close to 700 books and articles about the composer, written in English, Italian, German, French and Spanish. Additional features ...
Toms Luis de Victoria: A Guide to Research
1st Edition
By Eugene Casjen Cramer
June 01, 1998
With over 1,700 entries, this book is the most comprehensive listing to date of writings about Tomas Luis de Victoria and his music as well as recordings and modern editions of his works. Among the features of this guide are a chronology of Victoria's life and publications, a publication history of...
Zoltan Kodaly: A Guide to Research
1st Edition
By Michael Houlahan, Philip Tacka
June 01, 1998
First Published in 1998. This book serves as the key to study of Kodaly for an English-speaking audience. The volume presents a biographical outline, a catalog of his compositions according to genre, and over 1,400 annotated primary and secondary sources. Three indexes cover listings by ...
North American Indian Music: A Guide to Published Sources and Selected Recordings
1st Edition
By Richard Keeling
March 01, 1997
First Published in 1997. The present volume contains references and descriptive annotations for 1,497 sources on North American Indian and Eskimo music. As conceived here, the subject encompasses works on dance, ritual, and other aspects of religion or culture related to music, and selected "...