Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music. Born in St. Petersburg Russia in 1894 in his 101 years he taught and coached music; conducted the premieres of several 20th century masterpieces; composed works for piano and voice; and oversaw the 5th-8th editions of the classic Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians . Beginning in 1926 Slonimsky resided in the United States. From his arrival he wrote provocative articles on contemporary music and musicians many of whom were his personal friends. Working as a freelance author he built a large file of reviews articles and even manuscripts for books that were never published. This is the second volume of a 4 volume collection on the best of this material.