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Biobibliography
| wdt_ID | Author | Article | Book | Journal | Series | Publisher | Date | Page | Info | Library Info | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Composers Alliance Bulletin, v1- . | New York: Amerian Composers Alliance, | -1951 | Quarterly. | ACA+ volume # | ||||||
| 2 | American Society of University Composers | New York: Colombia University, | 1966, 1967, 1968 1969. | Published in proceedings of annual conferences. Available from Dept. of Music, Dodge Hall, Colombia University, New York, NY, 10027. | ASUC+66, 67, 68, or 69 | ||||||
| 3 | [name of composer]. | [series of pamphlets about one composer] | New York: Broadcast Music, Inc., | various dates. | BMI | ||||||
| 4 | Ca.HMV, see HMV | ||||||||||
| 5 | Heterofonia, v1- , | 1968- . | Passim; bimonthly periodical. | HET+ volume # | |||||||
| 6 | change to MD in index | LMDS, see MD | |||||||||
| 7 | Nuestros músicos, | México musial, v6,n1 | (6/1930): 7-9. | NMMM | |||||||
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| 9 | Brasilianischer Komponist... | United States: Books LLC, Wiki Series, | 2011 | paperback | |||||||
| 10 | Adevedo, M. G. | Música argentina contemporánea. | Biblioteca del Sesquicentenario. Ediciones culturales argentinas. | Buenos Aires: Ministerio de Educación y Justica, Dirección General de Cultura. | 1963 | change index to first abbr | Ad.MAC, or MusArgCont | ||||
| 11 | Almeida, Renato. | Compendio de história da música brasileira. | Rio de Janeiro, BRZ: F. Briguiet e Compania, | 1958 | CHB | ||||||
| 12 | Altmann, Frank, Paul, & Wilhelm. | Kurzgefasstes Tonkunstler-Lexikon, 2v. | Wilhelmshaven, GER: Heinrichschofen’s Verlag, | 1974 & 1978. | Lib: MI-EYM, etc. | U of M, ML105.A47 - need to document & add. | KTL+volume # | ||||
| 13 | Alvarez Coral, Juan. | Compositores mexicanos: 32 biografías ilustradas, 1o ed. Investigación patrocinada por la Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Música, S. de A. | Mexico: Editores Asociados M., S. A., | 1971. 4th ed, 1986. 5th ed, 1987. 6th ed. 1993. | Biographies with accurate dates, ports., bib., disc. | Llib: AZ-AZS,AZT,AZU,MCP,MSA,NSZ; CA-[many];CT-YUU; DC-DLC; FL-FDA; IL-CGP,IBE,INY,UIU; IN-IMD,IND; KS-KKU; KY-KTS; LA-LRU; MA-AUM,HMU,SNN; MI-EEM,EYP,EYW; MN-MNU; NJ-NCL; NM-IQU,NMH; NY-NYP,VDB,VYL; OH-OSU; PA-EIB,LAF,TEU; TX-HDL,IGA,IXA,RQL,SAP,TNY,TS | CM+year | ||||
| 14 | Amarylio de Albuquerque | Pequeñas biografías de grandes compositores. | São Paulo: Ricordi Brasileira, | [19--] | 132p. | ?Find pub? LACC’s GMM | |||||
| 15 | American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. | ASCAP Biographical Dictionary on Composers, Authors, and Publishers, 1o ed. .- | New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., for ASCAP | 1948-. Various publishers for various editions. | Latest edition known, 1990 | AS52 | |||||
| 16 | American Society of University Composers. | American Society of University Composers [Membership Directory]. | New York: Columbia Univesity. | [various dates]. | AMUC+date | ||||||
| 17 | Anderson, E. Ruth, compiler. | Contemporary American Composers: A Biographical Dictionary. | Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., | 1976 | Includes Latin American-born composers living in the United States. | CAC | |||||
| 18 | Anleu Díaz, Enrique. | História de la música en guatemala, 2nd ed. | Colección Centroamérica, v 3. | Guatemala City: Tipogrfía Nacional, Centro de Estudios Folklóricos, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, | 1986 | CA-CRU, JQF; CT-YUS; DC-DLC; FL-DZM, FQG; KS-KKU; LA-LRU; MA-HMU; PA-PIT; TX-IXA. | HMG | ||||
| 19 | Anleu Díaz, Enrique.. | História de la música en Guatemala, 2o ed. | Colección Centroamérica (Guatemala), v3. | Guatemala City: Tip. Nacional, for Centro de Estudios Folklóricos, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, | 1986 | lx, 199p. | 19 OCLC holdings. CA-CRU, CUY; CT-YUS; DC-DLC; FL-DZM, FMM; MA-HMU; MI-HATHI; MO-MUU; KS-KKU; PA-PiT; TX-IXA. EU-BLX, CLD, NLS. Germany-2. | check date | HMG50 | ||
| 20 | Appleby, David Percy. | “A Study of Selected Compositions by Contemporary Brazilian Composers.” | Ph. D. dissertation, Indiana University (Bloomington, IN), | 1956. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Univ. Microfilms International, 1986. | Lib: AZ-AZS; IL-IBZ; MD-JHP; NY-CUNY Graduate Center; TX-INT. | SCB | |||||
| 21 | Argueta, Mario. | Diccionario de músicos, compositores, cantantes y conjuntos hondureños. | Collección Letras hondureñas. | Tegucigalpa: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Editorial Universitaria, | 2004 | CA-CLU, CRU, CUS, STF; CT-YUS; DC-DLC; FL-FUG; KS-KKU; MA-HMU; NC-NDD; NY-COO; PA- PAU, PIT; TX-IXA. ON-CNMUL; Puerto Rico-PIF. France - BnF. Australia-HE1. | |||||
| 22 | Arizaga, Rudolfo. | Enciclopedia de la música argentina, 1st ed. | Buenos Aires, ARG: Fondo Nacional de las Artes, | 1971 | 371p. | 82 holdings. Germany-BSB. Spain-Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo Biblioteca (AECID) , UCM. | EMA | ||||
| 23 | Arnitzenius, L. M. G., et al, eds. | Encyclopedie van de Muziek, 2v. | Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, | 1956 & 1957. | V1 covers A-H, and v2 covers I-Z; includes names of composers’ teachers, lists works by genre; text in Dutch. | ||||||
| 24 | Astudillo Ortega, José María. | Dedos y labios opolineos. | Cuenca, ECU: Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Nucleo del Azuay, | 1956 | Biographies are short, but unavailable elsewhere. | No holdings in the United States. | DLA | ||||
| 25 | Auza León, Atiliano. | História de la música boliviana. | Sucre, BOL: Talleres Gráficos “Tupac Katari,” for Atiliano Auza León, | 1982 | First general history of Bolivian music; paperback, 212p, bib., illus., music. | 81 holdings, including DC-DLC; IL-INU; MI-EEM; PA-PIT. | HMBol |