Research Guides: Percussion: Program Note Resources

Resources for Writing Program Notes

In general, browse the ML410 call numbers on the shelves for biographical information about composers, arranged by their last names; browse the ML399 & ML419 call numbers on the shelves for biographical information about percussionists, arranged by their last names; browse the MT130-MT146 call numbers for books with analyses of musical works, arranged by composer. For example:

Varese : astronomer in sound by Malcolm MacDonald
Call Number: ML410.V27 M22 2002
Publication Date: 2003
Traps, the Drum Wonder: The Life of Buddy Rich by Mel Tormé
Call Number: ML419.R52 T7 1991
Publication Date: 1991
George Crumb & the alchemy of sound : essays on his music by Steven Bruns, 1957-; Ofer Ben-Amots; Michael D. Grace
Call Number: MT92 .C78 2004
Publication Date: 2005
Bartok Chamber Music by Stephen Walsh
Call Number: MT145.B25W25
Publication Date: 1996-03-01

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