first edition Hardcover
1994 · New York
by Slonimsky, Nicolas
New York: Schirmer Books, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A tribute to his career as a conductor, composer, teacher, and writer, this compendium celebrates Slonimsky's life and work. Featuring selections from "Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians", "Music Since 1900", "Lexicon of Musical Invective". "Lectionary of Music", Slonimsky's autobiography "Perfect Pitch", and his notorious paper "Sex and the Music Librarian", it compiles 60 years of classic commentary. Edited, with an Introduction, by Richard Kostelanetz. Tall octavo. A crisp, unread copy - fine in a fine dust jacket.
(Inventory #: 68527)