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Opera as Drama
by Kerman, Joseph
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1956
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- Mass Market Paperback
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New York: Vintage Books, 1956. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Milton Glaser (cover art). V-88. A remarkable perspective on opera, wherein "the dramatist is the composer". CONTENTS: Foreword; Introduction; The Tradition; Reform; Retrenchment; Index. 269+ pages. CONDITION: A tight, square copy with light-moderate shelf-wear, unmarked but for the previous owner's name… Read more about this item Item Price
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The French Avant-Garde in the 20th Century [2-COMPACT DISC SET]
by Claude Debussy; Erik Satie; Guillaume Apollinaire; Marcel Duchamp; Jean (Hans) Arp; Edgard Varese; Francis Picabia; Jean Cocteau; Robert Desnos; L'Album des Six; Dane Rudhyar; Olivier Greif; Olivier Messiaen; Pierre Schaeffer; Pierre Henry; Others
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- New (Very Fine)
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- New (Very Fine)
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- 2014
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- CDs in Slim Double Jewelcase
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SGD 25.45
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United Kingdom: LTM, 2014. CDs in Slim Double Jewelcase. New (Very Fine)/New (Very Fine). 5.5" x 5. LTM 2571. This outstanding two-CD collection offers a comprehensive overview of the French avant-garde in the 20th century. Commencing with pioneers Claude Debussy and Erik Satie, this chronological collection moves forward to absurdist and dreamlike Dada and Surrealist compositions (Duchamp, Picabia,… Read more about this item Item Price
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New Music Connoisseur - Vol.23 No.1 (2017), Vol.23 No.2 (2018) [THREE MAGAZINES]
by Michael Dellaira (editor, publisher)
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- 2018
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New York: New Music Connoisseur, 2018. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 8.5" x 11. Three issues of the recently discontinued but provocative and informative magazine of "new music", AKA "contemporary classical", AKA "avant-garde" AKA "sound art" - none of which are quite accurate or specific. It was a "semi-annual periodical focusing on the work of 20th and 21st century… Read more about this item Item Price
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Music in London - The Four-Volume Set, 1888-1894 [HARDCOVERS in SLIPCASE]
by Shaw, George Bernard
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1973
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- Cloth Hardcovers in Slipcase
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- 9780844300634
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New York: Horizon Press - Vienna House, 1973. Cloth Hardcovers in Slipcase. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A comprehensive and definitive edition of Shaw's weekly writings on musical events in London. CONTENTS: London Music in 1888-89 as heard by Cornetto di Bassetto [Preface; 1888-89; Index]; Criticisms contributed week by week to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Conductors on Conducting
by Jacobson, Bernard
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- Assumed First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hard Cover - Cloth Spine
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- 9780914366096
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SGD 14.68
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Frenchtown, New Jersey: Columbia Publishing Company, Inc., 1979. Assumed First Edition . Hard Cover - Cloth Spine. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A revelatory exploration of the art of conducting, through the interview responses of eight great conductors: James Levine, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Charles Mackerras, Colin Davis, Bernard Haitink, Jose Serebrier, Sir Adrian Boult,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Musical Quarterly - July 1943 - Vol. XXIX No.3 [JOURNAL]
by O. G. Sonneck (editor); Doron K. Antrim; Rudolf Kolisch; Jan Lowenbach; Milos Safranek; Marion Bauer; Curt Sachs
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- 1943
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- Soft cover
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New York: G. Schirmer, 1943. Soft cover. Good. 6.5" x 9.5. A thought-provoking issue of this distinguished music journal, featuring articles/essays on Beethoven, Czechoslovakian composers, Martinu, and Griffes, plus reviews and book/record publication lists. CONTENTS: See accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents. 142 pages (illustrated with photos and musical examples). CONDITION: This copy lacks its covers,… Read more about this item Item Price
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American Record Guide - March / April 1996 - Vol.59, No.2
by Peter Spencer, John von Rhein, Peter Catalano, Herbert Kupferberg, F. Warren O'Reilly, Stacey Kors, Edward Greenfield, Robert Seabury, Steven J. Haller, Mark Koldys, Stephen Hicken, Richard Traubner, and Alex Morin
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- 1996
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- Large Softcover
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SGD 16.32
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Cincinnati, Ohio: American Record Guide, 1996. Large Softcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The definitive journal offering reviews of classical recordings and music in concert. Concert highlights include Chicago Lyric Opera, Alfred Brendel, Jost Meier's "The Dreyfus Affair", (NYC Opera), William Bolcolm's "Left-Hand Piano Concertos", Aaron Jay Kernis's "Concerto for Violin… Read more about this item Item Price
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Classical Musician [Muzikant Klassik] No.7-8 (66-67) - 2007 [RUSSIAN MUSIC MAGAZINE]
by Gerard Kimeklis, Evgenyi Danilov, Anton Rovner, N.S. Svanidze, E.A. Bogacheva, D.R. Tushishvili, Alexei Panov, E. Dolinskaya, I. Voronova, E.A. Strelbitskaya, Contributors
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- 2007
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Moscow: OOO ISC "Fractal, 2007. Stapled Wraps. Fine. 8" x 11.5. A scarce issue of this outstanding Russian music journal (founded in 1991). In lieu of a verbal description, I've attached scans of the cover and four inside pages for your perusal. CONTENTS; Remembering Great Musicians - Magda Matsulevich: pianist, aesthete, and person; Review Materials - Alexander Solodovnikov,… Read more about this item Item Price
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American Record Guide - May / June 1996 - Vol.59, No.3
by David Raymond, James Van Sant, Bridget Paolucci, Bill Ellis, Jerry Schwartz, Steven Haller, Kurt Moses, Desmond Arthur, and Stephen Hicken
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- 1996
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- Large Softcover
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Cincinnati, Ohio: American Record Guide, 1996. Large Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The definitive journal offering reviews of classical recordings and music in concert. Concert highlights include Calrisle Floyd's "Susannah" (Houston), Kurt Weill's "The Progagonist"/Hindemith's "Murderer, Hope of Women", Leon Botstein (NYC), Mark Morris, Birtwistle's "Antiphonies" (Boulez/LA), Wagner's "Ring" (Arizona), Conrad Susa "Transformations"… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Musical Times, Autumn 2009 - Vol. 150 No. 1908
by Peter Williams, Steven Plank, Robert Orledge, Durval Cesetti, Barry Cooper, Robert J. Bruce, Joyce Simlett-Moss, Godwin Sadoh, Michael Graubart, Peter Phillips, Andrew Thomson, Kevin O'Connell, others
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- Fine (As New)
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- 2009
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- Soft cover
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Berkhamstead, Herts, UK: The Musical Times Publications, 2009. Soft cover. Fine (As New). 7.5" x 9.5. The UK's oldest classical music journal, with 165 years of continuous publication (established in 1844) - this being its 1,908th issue. CONTENTS: (Articles) Whither 'music studies' (Williams); Purcell, the anthem, and the culture of preaching (Plank); Erik Satie's 'Uspud' (Orledge); The narrative… Read more about this item Item Price
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Contemporary Music in the Modern World - Scientific Research Journal [UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE]
by Irina Kopot (Editor); Natalia Bovsunivska, Olena Vereshchagina-Bilyavska, Liudmila Ershova, Richard Cameron-Wolfe, Olga Kizlova, Anastasia Kravchenko, Margarita Moiseyeva, Others
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- Used - Fine
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- 2013
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Zhitomir, Ukraine: Ivan Franko University Publishing House, 2013. Stapled Wraps. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Sergei Zhukov (cover art). Articles submitted for this collection deal with issues of contemporary musicology, musical activity, performance, and education which were discussed at the III International Scientific-Practical Conference "Contemporary Music in the Modern World", held within the festival Zhytomyr… Read more about this item Item Price
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Music in London 1890-94 - Volume II (of 3)
by Shaw, George Bernard
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- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint Edition - 1949
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- 1932
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- Clothbound Hardcover
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London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1932. Reprint Edition - 1949 . Clothbound Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volume II of Shaw's prolific documentation of London's rich musical life. 325 pages. CONDITION: The book - lacking its original dust-jacket - is solid and square, its gilt spine titling still bright, though the spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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American Record Guide - July / August 1995 - Vol.58, No.4
by John Von Rhein, Elizabeth Ginsburg, Herman Trotter, Julie Cook, George Murphy, Leslie Kandell, Richard Tiedman, Donald Vroon, Richard Traubner, Richard S. Ginell, Arved Ashby, Stephen Hicken
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- 1995
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- Large Softcover
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Cincinnati, Ohio: American Record Guide, 1995. Large Softcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The definitive journal offering reviews of classical recordings and music in concert. Highlights include Boulez 70th birthday concert (Chicago); Hermann Michael, conductor (Seattle Opera); Troy Concert Hall (Troy, NY); New World Symphony (Miami); Aspen Summer Festival; "Mostly Mozart" Festival; American… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gyorgy Kurtag's Piano Cycle "Games" - View of the Past, Present, and Future [TEXT IN RUSSIAN ONLY]
by Tatiana A. Khainovskaya
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- First Edition
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- 2006
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- Soft cover
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- 9785887180489
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St. Petersburg, Russia: Sudarynya, 2006. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 5.5" x 8. A revealing profile of the distinguished Hungarian composer, embedded in this probing analysis of his piano cycle "Games". CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; (1) Gyorgy Kurtag and his piano cycle "Games" - a panoramic view; (2) twentieth century compositional techniques in Kurtag's "Games"; (3)… Read more about this item Item Price
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Il Pianoforte - "Melos" Collezione Musicale, Volume I
by Casella, Alfredo
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- Used - Fair
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- Poor
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- Assumed First Edition
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- 1936
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- Soft cover
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SGD 31.98
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Roma, Milano: Tumminelli & C., 1936. Assumed First Edition . Soft cover. Fair/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [TEXT IN ITALIAN] This is the outstanding "Pianoforte" volume (Volume I, dedicated to Alfred Cortot), from the Collezione Musicale "Melos" - a series of musical manuals directed by Guido M. Gatti and Paola Ojetti. CONTENTS: To the… Read more about this item Item Price
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American Record Guide - September/October 2004 - Vol.67, No.5
by Donald R. Vroon (Editor); Jack Sullivan, Leslie Kandell, Richard S. Ginell, Marilyn Tucker, Wes Blomster, Shirley Fleming, Herman Trotter, Edward Greenfield, James A. Van Sant
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 2004
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- Large Softcover
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Cincinnati, Ohio: American Record Guide, 2004. Large Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The definitive journal offering reviews of classical recordings and music in concert. Concert highlights include Spoleto, Charles Ives, Ojai Festival, Ravinia, Cincinnati May Festival, and Canadian Ring Cycle. CONTENTS: ***See accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents.*** 288 pages. CONDITION:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Syntagma Musicum, Volume Two: De Organographia - First and Second Parts [PRE-PUBLICATION "PROOF" COPY]
by Praetorius, Michael - in an English Translation by Harold Blumenfeld
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- Used - Good
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- Advance Reading Copy
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- 1949
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- Spiral Bound Stiff Covers
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New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University, 1949. Advance Reading Copy . Spiral Bound Stiff Covers. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Praetorius (1571-1621) was likely the most renowned German musician of the early 17th century, and his encyclopedic three-volume "Syntagma Musicum" represented a compendium of all musical knowledge of the time as well as an exhaustive source… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Musical Times, Autumn 2009 - Vol. 150 No. 1908
by Peter Williams, Steven Plank, Robert Orledge, Durval Cesetti, Barry Cooper, Robert J. Bruce, Joyce Simlett-Moss, Godwin Sadoh, Michael Graubart, Peter Phillips, Andrew Thomson, Kevin O'Connell, others
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- As New (Fine)
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- 2009
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- Soft cover
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SGD 19.58
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Berkhamsted, Herts, UK: The Musical Times Publications Ltd., 2009. Soft cover. As New (Fine). 7.5" x 9.5. The UK's oldest classical music journal, with 165 years of continuous publication (established in 1844) - this being its 1,908th issue. CONTENTS: (Articles) Whither 'music studies' (Williams); Purcell, the anthem, and the culture of preaching (Plank); Erik Satie's 'Uspud' (Orledge); The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le Monde de la Musique - Novembre 1978, No. 5
by Stanislas Gregeois, Michel Embareck, Luc-Andre Marcel, Joel Wissotsky, Marie-Claudette Kirpalani, Anne Rey, Louis Dandrel, Jacques Bertrand, Christian Gros, Christiane Chambenois, Colette Godard, Pierre Job, Francis Mayor, Robin Son, contributors
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- 1978
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Paris: Le Monde et Telerema, 1978. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 9.25" x 12.5. An exceedingly scarce early issue of this provocative, profusely illustrated French-language music journal. CONTENTS: Hommage a Brel (Gregeois), Le neuf du mois, Reggae (Embareck), Haendel le diable (Marcel), Noelle Spieth, claveciniste (Wissotsky), Les pelerins du raga (Kirpalani) Interview de Scriabine (Rey), Messiaen, soixant-dix ans (Dandrel),… Read more about this item Item Price
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ClariNetwork [Journal] - June / July 1982 - Vol.1, No.3 [NOTE: also included is a ClariNetwork 1985 Newsletter announcing Clar-Fest '85]
by Jean A. Hite, John Stephens, F. Gerard Errante, Charles Neidich, Donald Martino, Don Hogue, Michael Getzin, Daniel C.B. Levy, Leon Russianoff, Contributors
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- 1982
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- Stapled Wraps
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Columbus, Ohio: ClariNetwork International Inc., 1982. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 8.5" x 11. Ben Shahn (cover art). This is the third issue of the groundbreaking journal for clarinettists and composers of music for clarinet. CONTENTS: Clar-Fest '82 Introduction & Schedule of Events, An Evening of Contemporary Clarinet Music (featuring The American Camerata, reviews of music by John Stephens,… Read more about this item Item Price
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