The concise edition of Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians
Since 1900, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians has been the classic work of musical biography and the first choice of readers for factual accuracy, informative histories of the men and women of music, and critical insights into their work. For this concise edition, Nicolas Slonimsky, who has edited Baker's since 1958, has selected more than 5,000 enduring musical personalities, covering all the most influential figures in music past and present. A work of
Print Book, English, ©1994
8th ed.
Schirmer Books ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International, New York, Toronto, New York, ©1994